a day with the team

Here are some pictures from this past Saturday.



It started off with a drive one hour south to a small village.



There we played some games with the kids.






And then enjoyed the scenery on the way home and stopped at a river for pictures.






After returning to our flat for quick break to freshen up we got back in the car and headed west. There we first stopped at a local war memorial...



and enjoyed the view of the landscape all green and budding.
Spring is in the air.

After this we went for a walk around a small lake and enjoyed the fresh air.


After our excursion outside we finally made it back to my friend's house and visited with her famil.

And no night is complete without some Russian tea...and a good game of UNO.

So I have been too busy to use my new computer much or post anything here. There is a volunteer team here from Texas this week. They are busy teaching some classes, drinking coffee with students, learning traditional dance, hanging out at the park, and many other things. Last night we visited a friend who works at the hospital and spent two hours there. Its fun to see my friends here get to know these other Americans and practice their English.

While walking home from the hospital at 10:30 last night at one point we stopped and three people (Albanians and Americans combined) broke out into a song they had just created and we all started dancing on the sidewalk. It was hilarious. I saw a new side of some of my friends last night. It was a fun time.

happy

I have a new computer....I am happy. It will take some time getting used to Windows Vista and switching over all my stuff....but it will be worth it. So far I like Vista...and I love my computer!

new computer

I am too excited....I am getting a new computer tonight. I bought a new laptop about two weeks ago. It will finally arrive with a team coming today. I am ready for it. I hope that it will be as exciting as I hope. My computer is pretty old, very slow, and often doesn't like to work. I decided to splurge and purchase a new laptop before the one I have completely dies.

Okay well back to work for me. Right now I am in a village supervising an English club. I should pay attention to how that is going.

who needs sleep

So I got into this habit of going to bed early and now I am completely exhausted when I am awake past midnight. But I figured I am already up this late I might as well write something quickly on here. I had this website open for the past couple hours, working here on my computer, but I kept remembering other, slightly more important and time sensitive things that had to get finished tonight. Now those are almost done, so I have a moment (and needed the break) to write on here.

Not that I think I have any stories to write, but I will try to post some pictures.

Saturday was my friend's sister's birthday. So we enjoyed a day outside.
Then we visited another sister who was working at the hospital.

Saturday night I slept out in their village and on Sunday we went for a walk outside.

The lovely car I drive around here.

games in the village

Thanks Donna for the pictures (I took them from your slide). These are from two weeks ago when we were out in a village. I go there every other week to play games with the kids there.

May already?

Wow, where does the time go. First of all I am surprised that its May already. It seems like just yesterday it was New Year's Eve. Secondly I can not believe that its been over a week since I wrote something on here. I will say I have been overly busy and tired lately. Today I am thankful that I have nothing to do, and I am going to try to stay home all day. And thankfully its cloudy/rainy outside so I have less of a desire to be outside.

Last night I got home at about 7:30pm, after being out from 11am. I talked with a friend for a little bit and then I laid down on the couch to watch TV. Before I knew it I was asleep on the couch and had trouble even getting up to wash my face and go to bed. I think by 10:30 I was in bed and ready to sleep. I was very surprised with myself. I never go to bed that early. But I really needed it.

I think driving really makes me tired, and I do not enjoy it too much. Lately I have been driving 3 or 4 days a week, to different places an hour or so away. I think this is what is making me so tired. In two weeks I will be done with my classes for this semester, so hopefully I will be able to rest a little before our summer schedule starts up.