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My recovery seems to be longer than expected. Although there is nothing to complain about. Strictly speaking, there are no other symptoms besides the slightly sore throat and the weakness, so my wee system heals itself in record time. It could have been the latest variant of COVID-19 or merely the flu. What surprised me was how much I enjoyed the inhalation today. Right after being exposed to the hot steam session - I added chamomile, salt, and menthol oil to the boiling water - I fell asleep again. It wasn't difficult if I'm being completely honest with myself. My head was wrapped in a huge towel, and I looked like a Touareg-wanna-be with severe mental problems. 

But let's move on and focus on my lesson planning. I completed my beginner student's class, and there are a couple of enhancements I need to apply to Ági's lesson plan, but these are only minor issues I must fix, and the plan will be ready. Meanwhile, my books - some of them with audio files - arrived, and Ági fetched them at the train station. I now have a couple of extremely useful books to teach from. I'm so happy.

The weather is still not bad. However, winter is around the corner. According to the weather forecast, Friday will bring significant changes. The nights will be freezing, the lowest temperatures will be around -6°C, and even the highest temperatures will only be around +1 or 2 °C. It's high time I get the summer tyres replaced by the winter tyres soon, as we might also experience snow.

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