What more have I learned this past week?
Well, I have learned that two of my former students have names I now understand. Shukran means thank-you and Aswad means black.
I have learned that here, like in many other hot countries, things move in their own time. Here, the phrase given before, during, and after any given statement is 'God willing'.....which is a polite way of saying.....well probably...or well, maybe.. *grins* As for everything in life, there are pros and cons. The con to this can be that one never knows precisely WHEN something might happen. But, the pro side includes not being held accountable for something done on time because, well, God just must not have willed it to be so by then. *grins* So, I look for silver linings in everything and try to see what God truly has willed.
There are two sides to my life, not only here, but everywhere: my personal life and my professional life. On a scale of 1-10, ten being the highest, my professional life went from a negative twenty to over a five! I was sitting in this training today for a program called Engrade. This is how/where we store grades and hopefully soon, take quizes, tests, and make educational activities, too. While I had a down moment, I was looking around and thinking to myself, 'hmmmmmm I really AM in Kuwait, aren't I?' From certain windows in my school I can see the Gulf. I like that. I do not expect perfection from this job. I am certainly pleased at many experiences so far.
I had read in my searching before accepting this job that certain places are airconditioned and that having a shawl, long sleeve shirt or light jacket would be adventageous. I only wish someone would have told me that the computer lab at my school was like being in Siberia. There I was in capris, short sleeve tshirt and sandals SHIVERING!!!!!!!! That was about the longest 3 hours of my most recent life! During break times I was ever so happy to find the non-airconditioned part of my school to warm up.
A friend of mine in my apt building has rented a car. So, I got to drive with her to school today. This will really help me learn my way around as streets are not always marked. Also, streets are not always paved. *grins* Quite often cars just drive through empty real estate thus creating driving paths. Since there is nothing but sand, if a lot is empty, people drive through it. The current version of google maps is old and shows my area of town as pretty vacant. While there are many buildings going up there are still multiple empty lots. Why drive the long way around when one can just drive through? *grins*
From what I have learned, sand storm season is in the spring. However, that being said, this last weekend there seemed to be a certain sandy/dusty flavor in the air. As many times as I've had the fortune of being able to visit oceans and beaches, thus staying in beach houses and/or hotels, the sand that's here is different. It's much finer and more like dust than the sand I've experienced at beach locations.
So far, that's what I have learned. I hope to learn more.........God willing........*grins*
Well, I have learned that two of my former students have names I now understand. Shukran means thank-you and Aswad means black.
I have learned that here, like in many other hot countries, things move in their own time. Here, the phrase given before, during, and after any given statement is 'God willing'.....which is a polite way of saying.....well probably...or well, maybe.. *grins* As for everything in life, there are pros and cons. The con to this can be that one never knows precisely WHEN something might happen. But, the pro side includes not being held accountable for something done on time because, well, God just must not have willed it to be so by then. *grins* So, I look for silver linings in everything and try to see what God truly has willed.
There are two sides to my life, not only here, but everywhere: my personal life and my professional life. On a scale of 1-10, ten being the highest, my professional life went from a negative twenty to over a five! I was sitting in this training today for a program called Engrade. This is how/where we store grades and hopefully soon, take quizes, tests, and make educational activities, too. While I had a down moment, I was looking around and thinking to myself, 'hmmmmmm I really AM in Kuwait, aren't I?' From certain windows in my school I can see the Gulf. I like that. I do not expect perfection from this job. I am certainly pleased at many experiences so far.
I had read in my searching before accepting this job that certain places are airconditioned and that having a shawl, long sleeve shirt or light jacket would be adventageous. I only wish someone would have told me that the computer lab at my school was like being in Siberia. There I was in capris, short sleeve tshirt and sandals SHIVERING!!!!!!!! That was about the longest 3 hours of my most recent life! During break times I was ever so happy to find the non-airconditioned part of my school to warm up.
A friend of mine in my apt building has rented a car. So, I got to drive with her to school today. This will really help me learn my way around as streets are not always marked. Also, streets are not always paved. *grins* Quite often cars just drive through empty real estate thus creating driving paths. Since there is nothing but sand, if a lot is empty, people drive through it. The current version of google maps is old and shows my area of town as pretty vacant. While there are many buildings going up there are still multiple empty lots. Why drive the long way around when one can just drive through? *grins*
From what I have learned, sand storm season is in the spring. However, that being said, this last weekend there seemed to be a certain sandy/dusty flavor in the air. As many times as I've had the fortune of being able to visit oceans and beaches, thus staying in beach houses and/or hotels, the sand that's here is different. It's much finer and more like dust than the sand I've experienced at beach locations.
So far, that's what I have learned. I hope to learn more.........God willing........*grins*
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