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The battle between summer and autumn is still going on. Even though the mornings are chilly, the days are far warmer than the average temperature around this time of the year. No wonder Abby and I passed out after my English lesson. She was snoring like a raging boar, and I fell into a coma-like state. When we finally woke up, it was already 4 p.m. It was high time to take my high tea.

Anyway, my English class was fantastic, like always. Charlette is the best teacher I've ever met, and her approach to teaching, particularly my education, is one of a kind. I feel lucky to meet her and honoured to learn from her. I couldn't get the great breakthrough I had been waiting for before I met her, but her guidance and tailor-made lessons ensured my progress. I'm totally grateful for her!

I must plan my next lesson for the A2 level group. I think I'll challenge them a bit harder and bring them another listening exercise we can dissect and talk about. They enjoyed it two weeks ago, and exposing them to British English would force them to listen carefully. Since the skeleton of the lesson is ready, I only need to add the details tomorrow morning. I'll do some review, teach them a few new words before the listening exercise, and get them to talk after the listening task. It sounds like a legit plan.

This morning, I checked our house on Google Earth. Surprisingly, I can be seen on the top of our street. The Google car took a photo of me and Abby before turning into our street when we were there. What a coincidence! Although I look like a demented old git with a bulging belly, dragging a poor thing beside me. And just looking at my legs makes me question my ability to walk! My gait comes across as that of a plonker. And my arms, oh ruddy hell, my arms, just like a marionette puppy! Ladies and gentlemen, let's meet the bogeyman of Szentendre. YEE-EE-EE-HAAAAAAAAAA

And I've just got a message from one of my CELTA peers, Elizabeth, that she'll come to Hungary this weekend. What a pleasant surprise. Since the course was online and she was in Italy, Srah in France, Neringa in Tallinn, Tom in Tokyo, and I in Hungary, we didn't have the chance to meet up after the sessions. Usually, the participants who take the intensive course that requires physical presence during the teaching practices and the course are asked to work together. But the online group is different. Even though they could meet online, they hardly ever socialize. Anyway, let's see if we can meet somewhere.