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Finally, right?
1. family- we visited with my parents and maternal grandparents yesterday, and it was great to see them, after quite a while not having done so. And we've made tentative plans for my folks to come for shabbos, probably in March.
2. flexibility- I've been a flake lately, and several really wonderful friends have been flexible and gentle with me.
3. Kinetic learning- I learned a new hula hoop trick/skill, after many attempts, and am very happy to see my body finally figure it out, seemingly spontaneously (but I know that it's really a result of the work I put in before).
4. surprise- A. Several classmates have surprised me, in the last week or so, and most of them in positive ways. Also, I got a surprise job opportunity thrown my way, and I took it, and am excited to start. (I'll be teaching again somewhere I used to teach, and will get to co-teach with someone I admire, and look forward to learning from, pedagogically. My last co-teacher was brand-new to teaching, and this will be a nice change. Also a nice supplement to my income, especially given "losing" a day's work in my regular babysitting/tutoring job from last semester. Also, in comparison to that, this is more money for less time, and more professionally applicable.) and B. We had a totally unknown guest at our shabbos lunch, and he turned out to be a really awesome, friendly, and comfortable person.
5. Dictionaries and encyclopedias- context clues only go so far, and nice, reliable source of translation and information are useful. Also, they're fun to refer to during shabbos meals.
1. family- we visited with my parents and maternal grandparents yesterday, and it was great to see them, after quite a while not having done so. And we've made tentative plans for my folks to come for shabbos, probably in March.
2. flexibility- I've been a flake lately, and several really wonderful friends have been flexible and gentle with me.
3. Kinetic learning- I learned a new hula hoop trick/skill, after many attempts, and am very happy to see my body finally figure it out, seemingly spontaneously (but I know that it's really a result of the work I put in before).
4. surprise- A. Several classmates have surprised me, in the last week or so, and most of them in positive ways. Also, I got a surprise job opportunity thrown my way, and I took it, and am excited to start. (I'll be teaching again somewhere I used to teach, and will get to co-teach with someone I admire, and look forward to learning from, pedagogically. My last co-teacher was brand-new to teaching, and this will be a nice change. Also a nice supplement to my income, especially given "losing" a day's work in my regular babysitting/tutoring job from last semester. Also, in comparison to that, this is more money for less time, and more professionally applicable.) and B. We had a totally unknown guest at our shabbos lunch, and he turned out to be a really awesome, friendly, and comfortable person.
5. Dictionaries and encyclopedias- context clues only go so far, and nice, reliable source of translation and information are useful. Also, they're fun to refer to during shabbos meals.