An interesting day

The main water pipe in the street burst this morning, so there hasn't been any water in the house since. It is vexing because there were several pipe bursts last year, and the water outage was not pleasant. There was a new water pipe installation five months ago somewhere in the vicinity, and they haven't been able to fix it since. They wrecked the road so much that cars needed to slow down to cross the small trench they dug for the pipe, which they hadn't been able to cover since. There is Hungary in the 21st century for you.

I had to leave the house today because I felt like being in a cage. I did some shopping - bought some food for Abby - checked the mountaineer store, and took the picturesque road back home through the Pilis mountain. On the way back, I popped into the SPAR to buy some rice and bread and came home in time, right before Ági finished her lesson. Then we had a delicious meal, and while devouring the food, we watched another episode of 'Below Deck'. And then another two...

John texted me that he'd had to cancel our previously booked lessons. In addition, he also sent me another message saying that the number of his students dropped significantly; therefore, he won't be able to continue his teaching on this platform and will disappear in April. He promised to mentor me through the exam preparation and made me buy some books, and now this. He even sent me a message saying he opened a couple of new slots in April and May. Brilliant.

GOOSEFRABAAAAAA....

I must come up with a new plan. It's rather challenging to devise a syllabus alone on how to prepare myself for a CAE exam. I've got several books, and I might use chatGPT or take a few lessons from one of the other teachers I met on italki as long as Charlette returns.

CHARLETTE, WHERE ARE YOU???

Other than that, the weather was beautiful today. The temperature wasn't exceptionally high, but the sunny day made up for it. It's spring, after all.

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Tiistai 🇫🇮 Þriðjudagur 🇮🇸

My day was alright. I rearranged the shelves in the basement, which took me two hours to complete. I could have spent more time rearranging, but I had to deal with my homework before the class this afternoon. I had to read a story and summarise its content, write about the characters, and describe my impression. Even though the weather forecast predicts warmer days, the presence of autumn is palpable. The nights are much colder than a week ago, and the morning walks with Abby are faster due to the chilly temperature. I quite like the lower temperature and enjoy taking cold showers in the evenings because they refresh my body. However, I miss my summer sandals, shorts, and T-shirts. Walking Abby without having to don my jacket and put on several other layers was much easier. The English class with Charlette was fantastic. The sixty minutes flew by like a bullet train. I feel lucky to learn from her. After the lesson, I prepared my high tea cocoa pancakes. I love pancakes. When I devoure...

Keskiviikko 🇫🇮

We watched the last episode of Bordertown. Now the series is over and won't be available on Netflix anymore. Moreover, they don't plan to shoot another season yet, so chances are we were lucky to have watched the complete three seasons. Anyway, "Vive le Finnish-Hungarian friendship and Uralic languages!" 🇫🇮🇭🇺 After Ági left for the university, I sat down to study. I received four tasks yesterday from Charlette, and I finished the open cloze text and made some notes on the vocabulary part of the lesson. Now ask me anything about "wear out", "hanker for", "wind up", "drop in on", drop in", "cloak", "spectre", "orb", and "mace". Writing a report, explaining the gist of a video to a B1 level student, and writing a letter to an editor of a magazine are left to be completed. When I finished studying, I made some lunch: the menu was pita-bread with Greek yoghurt and veggies - tomato, spr...

Keskiviikko 🇫🇮 Miðvikudagur 🇮🇸

After a not-so-good night's sleep - I had a terrible dream; a lion wanted to chase me down and eat me - I woke up like a log. Little did I know about how chilly the outside temperature was when I took Abby for her morning walk. Both of us hurried back home. It took me two hours to create the lesson plan before my dentist's appointment, but I did it eventually. Since my temporary bridge had fallen off yesterday, I went to the dentist without it. Anyway, I'll have a new bridge next Wednesday if things pan out. I had a lesson with Ági's student this afternoon. I enjoyed the class and hope the students were also content with it. But the afternoon traffic is lethal. On the way home, there were numerous collisions, and I even saw two cars in the ditch. Crazy drivers should stay indoors. The weather is changing. It's still not typical of October, but the first signs of autumn are visible. The foliage is not as fresh green as it used to be during summer, and the nights are ...

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