The Baths

It quite suddenly got very rainy and cold. Last week I swear I was pouring sweat everyday on the bus ride home, now I'm wearing heavy sweaters, and it feels like winter. The drastic change in weather seems to be making everybody sick. I'm still blowing my nose like there's no tomorrow while I'm trying to teach a class. Pleasantly enough, I think I'm starting to get the hang of this whole thing. Today I am actually teaching a different lesson to each of my four classes. That means I finally have a plan, and know where each class is and what they need to be taught. Hallelujah! After school I'm going to Budapest to relax in the baths. I feel the Hungarians got something right when they made huge heated bathtubs out of the natural hot springs and decided sitting in them would be a good leisure activity. I'm not going to argue.
It's really hard to believe I've been here for nearly a month. The time has really flown. So much has happened and I've had so little time to process it all. Eventually everything will slow down, but I hope I never lose sight of taking time to appreciate and love all that I'm able to experience and to see. For a minute yesterday I thought back on my time in college and almost for a teensiest second, missed it. I just wanted to sit in a class and not have to be the one to teach it. I never thought that sitting in a class would be "the good life" until I learned how strenous it is to plan so many lessons and then stand up there and engage a class in them. But yesterday I had the chance to have coffee and a pastry with my American student and chat, and so it's a start in getting to know my students, even if it is the only native English speaking one, but it's definitely a start. This job definitely gives me satisfaction more than being a student ever did, and knowing I am exactly where God wants me to be is not a feeling I would change for the world.
Here's some advice to all my readers: Stay warm and cozy, wherever you are today. Take a bath, reflect, thank God for where you are.