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Easter Monday

Today was Easter Monday. The day when men and boys sprinkle ladies with eau de cologne or a bucket of water. In return for their favour, they are given an egg dyed red and some alcohol. No wonder they all are inebriated like hell by the end of the day. As I mentioned earlier, I don't like this tradition. Anyway, the day is over, and hopefully, the brave men are now home sleeping.

I did a bit of revision today. I went through the previous lessons and checked the texts and the unknown words, and I'm satisfied with the result. I'll continue the revision tomorrow morning and start a new unit on Wednesday. I miss Charlette's lessons. I hope they are alright in South America, and nothing sinister happened to them, but I find it quite strange that she hasn't replied to my email I sent three weeks ago. I'd hate to look for another English teacher.

Other than that, the weather was fantastic today. It was warm, the temperatures were +18°C, and despite being windy and rainy, it was a lovely spring day. The sky looked fantastic at 8 p.m. On the Pest side, it was raining, and the clouds were crawling slowly towards the Buda side. Quite a view I got while looking out the window. The roof guys won't come tomorrow but the day after, and they might be able to finish the roof on the same day.

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