Today is Thursday and it was another awesome day!  Jet lag is killing me though.  Yesterday afternoon, Betty and I visited a beautiful little village near town.  It had a lake with bigger gold fish than any of the carp at Indiana Beach!  It was just gorgeous there.  We took a long walk and relaxed and then we went to her house for an incredible meal.  Her nanny fixed about 10 different dishes for me to try.  Everything was great with the exception of the jelly fish. It was like chewing rubber bands.  I took the first one like a man but didn't try any more after that.  I was exhausted and had to cancel plans for the rest of the night.  I made the mistake of falling asleep about 8 which caused me to be bright eyed and bushy tailed about 3 a.m.  Today was a long day.  BUT since we have nap time from 12-1 I took advantage.  The classes I taught today were really fun.  They were 5th and 6th grade classes.  Some of the kids have taken American names.  There were funny ones like "Harry" and "James."  Now there are a few who decided to take "Steve" as their American name!  :)
Tonight a few of the girls from the English department are taking me "out."  I'm not sure what that means, but I am well-rested and looking forward to it.  If it gets too crazy, I don't have to teach my first class until 10:30 so I should be good.  I had a really great conversation with the gym teacher at school.  We share an office.  He found a translator on his computer and I used google and we talked back and forth.  He is very interested in his son pursuing a higher education in the US.  He says it benefits all kids to go to school in America and it is a parent's duty to be sure they can afford it.  He is a nice man and when he found out I hadn't had any chocolate during my stay yet, he brought me double stuffed Oreo cookies for a snack.  Tomorrow is another busy day at school with 'plans' about which I have not been informed for the weekend.  I'm learning to fly by the seat of my pants, live without air conditioning, and not yell out loud when riding in the passenger seat of a car.  Pulling out in front of a big truck is not an issue for any of the drivers...no matter whose side the truck would hit! I'm still in one piece though.