Maanantai 🇫🇮 Mánudagur 🇮🇸

The DIY session continues. After waking up and having a delicious hot dog for breakfast and a much-needed coffee, I grabbed the adhesive tape, cover foil, and spatula and started the morning shift. I had to sand the spackling paste I'd applied to the walls in the kitchen yesterday, but before I buckled down to it, I'd made some precautionary steps by covering the surfaces with the foil. Once I completed the first part of the job, I prepared my next class with my beginner student. It took me an hour to devise a useful lesson, and I got peckish by the end. Before dinner, which was meagre, I applied the pre-painting liquid to the walls. We ate kefir with a Spanish baguette, which was not abundant after a long physical and mental exercise. Anyway, the last sip of espresso made me jump at the opportunity to check if the walls were dry and ready for painting. Fortunately, they were as dry as bone, so I could buckle down to the painting activity with a broad smile. By 4 p.m., the kitchen was ready. I was terribly happy to see the result. The walls are white and smooth, the kitchen worktop dominates one's sight, and the new utensils we bought the other day in IKEA perfectly fit the image.

As pleased as I could have been after another hard day's work, I sat down to have dinner. While I was munching another hot dog, I made a list in my head of the tasks I must complete this week:

Burying the trench tomorrow morning beside the house.
Checking the waste we want to get rid of once again because the electricians mixed the bags while they were working in the basement.
Applying another layer of spackling paste to the walls in the tiny hall.
Buying and painting the wooden slates to the fence.

As for my English studies, apart from checking a few words I've had problems with, I couldn't make significant progress. However, it seems that I'll have three new students soon. Ági has taught them German, and they are nice guys, so I'm looking forward to meeting and teaching them. I'll focus on my introductory class, which will consist of two parts:

Introduction and creating the student sheets.
Assessing their knowledge by asking questions and listening to their replies. I might also prepare three short texts at the A2, B1, and B2 levels to check their understanding. (Before the class, I'll consult with Ági.)

The weather is crazy. We are over the first decade of September, but the temperature resembles July's. The highest temperature today was +34°C. It's not very Septemberish, innit? Anyway, according to the weather forecast, Wednesday will bring a significant change and clear off the late summer.

Keskiviikko 🇫🇮 Miðvikudagur 🇮🇸

My new bridge is in my mouth. It took the doc almost an hour to meticulously and precisely fit it in and cement it. I wasn't allowed to eat for three hours, and I still can't chew anything on the left side of my jaw. However, my dental features are ship-shape-and-shiny. Only one tooth is left: they need to replace the old filling. Once it's done, I'll have a Hollywood-type smile. Before the dental care, I went through the lesson plan I'd prepared the other day for today. When I returned home from the dentist, I took Abby for her afternoon walk and drove to Budapest to teach. Before arriving at where I taught, I popped into a store to buy some "kifli" for later and four "Túró Rudi" to appease my rumbling stomach. After teaching, I hurried back home, grabbed two "kifli", some butter and plum jam, and ate like a king. It was already pitch dark when we returned from our evening walk with Abby. I hate the early dusks. However, summer tries

Goodbye 2023 - Hello 2024

2023 has been an interesting year for many reasons. There were ups and downs, good and bad times, laughter and tears, but most importantly, us being together. During the last few years, I've noticed that we can overcome any obstacles together, which is a fantastic and soothing thought. Come 2024, for better or worse, together we will solve everything. May the world be a better place in 2024.

GRAZ - day 1 - 🇦🇹

We are in Graz, as Ági’s linguist conference starts tomorrow. We woke up early in the morning. I had to de-ice the cars, which took an hour. Once I finished the job, Ági took Abby to the dog sitter, and I packed my things for the weekend. Abby didn’t want to stay at the dog-sitter - poor thing - but Ági’s callousness conquered her temper tantrum. Travelling to Austria is always a pleasure. The roads were clean, the traffic was not heavy, and taking the scenic route was a brilliant decision. We could have opted for the Balaton route, but the northern direction seemed a better choice. We stopped at an unknown little village, where the shopping mall was phenomenal. We grabbed a coffee and stretched our legs because sitting in a car for hours is not the best thing in the world. Anyway, we arrived at the hotel - which looks great - safe and sound. The room is small but clean, however, the area is a bit dodgy. It’s close to the main train station, which attracts many people, so it is a busy

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