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  • have picked up eight new piano students in the past week, with the possibility of several more.which is a most welcome provision, considering that my first paycheck featured 27% of my total income taken out for taxes.ouc…

  • did i mention that i love my new job?

  • have decided that am in love with Turkish and Indian children. they are just beautiful.

  • second day, and all's (relatively) well. had a kindergartener cry all through class and ask me no fewer than four times when it would be time to go home. i personally thought she should cheer up when I told her that her …

  • first day of teaching small children was quite enjoyable. although trying to teach kindergartners ANYTHING from 2:40 - 3:00 on their first day of school is rather a joke. and, they definitely can't say fortunatem - whoev…

  • must report in for official work tomorrow (read: no more shorts and tank tops, which is a shame considering the triple degree temps and obscene humidity levels) and the children invade on Monday.am excited, actually, to …

  • my brother is roasting coffee, and his house is filled with the aroma of scorched grain.yes, i know that coffee beans are not a grain.

  • had a very busy day yesterday. first, went and got all my hair chopped off at a salon, very exciting. much shorter than the last hair cut, but it grows insanely fast (the stylist didn't believe me when i showed her what …

  • don't have time for an exhaustive update, but suffice it to say that got back safely from vacation and am now fighting a losing battle against panic as think of trying to teach young children Latin for 50 minutes at a ti…

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