it's all fun and games...

...until you have 50 papers on african imperialism to grade. doh! i forgot about that crappy side of teaching... should've given a scan-tron test! : ) other than that, all's going well with my job. i'm playing nice with all the cool teachers and making tons of new friends and contacts. it's so interesting to hear what brought people here and what has kept them here for as long as they have stayed--everything from lovers to orphanages, from buddhist callings to trekking, from anthropology to photography. i know i can't stay here much more than another year, but i just sit and listen to their stories and can't help but feel inspired to pursue other things i once thought out of my realm. days go by quickly here and i'm busy with after school activities or meeting up with new friends. on the weekends we've been riding our bikes up hill to prepare for two major treks coming up in october. at the beginning of the month we'll go to the everest region for 7 days and then at the end of october, a couple friends are flying in and we'll go to the annapurna region for 8 days. there are teachers at school who live for trekking and count the days in between breaks. they say the mountains are spectacular and the peace and tranquility is unmatched. i could use some of that! this is just a short note to say what's going on with me because my dear friend dean emailed me that i hadn't updated in over a week! hope all's well...love, j