Lauantai 🇫🇮 Laugardagur 🇮🇸

The first half of the day was all about installing Ági's brand-new laptop. She gave in and bought a new MacBook Pro with an M2 chip. Despite its infamously high price, this model was a real bargain, and we didn't have to pay through our noses as much as if we had opted for a technically almost identical MacBook Air, which, surprisingly, was far more expensive. When we finally finished the minor and major updates, it was already lunchtime, so I prepared the meal, which was "Nürnberger Bratwurstchen" with rice and beetroot salad.

After lunch, Ági nodded off, and I sat in the back garden sunbathing, and when my skin started to roast like a turkey in the oven, I took Abby for her afternoon walk. Upon returning home, I prepared the English class I would teach Ági and her friend, Roya, whom she'd met last summer during the CELTA course she'd attended. Since we haven't had any class since the end of March, I planned an easy lesson, mainly speaking and forming words. Considering the feedback I received, they enjoyed my lesson, which was rather surprising. We agreed to continue the Saturday classes and go through the "Ready for Advanced" book. I hope I can deliver...

The weather is improving. Well, "improving" may be a baroque exaggeration, as the temperatures will rise further during the next few days until it reaches its peak around +37°C. The dog days are not over, and so is the stormy weather. We shall expect severe thunderstorms interrupting the heat wave, which won't refresh the air but will cause rainforest-like, unbreathably humid air. I'll move my office to the bathroom and sit in the tub filled with freezing water slurping ice coffee during the next couple of days.

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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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