Metallica and church?

October 22, 2011

INTERESTING weekend. I went to Crossroads (the church small-group) Thursday evening and was in a great group again! I’m telling you, those conversations really have the ability to make me reflect on everything. It’s awesome! I was talking to a girl in my group, Kate, after we were finished and I was telling her how I’ve felt like I’m kind of in a social slump, since I only ever do anything on the weekends. (Lately, I don’t even leave the school building during the week unless I’m going to Mushrif Mall to grocery shop and do my emailing.) And because I don’t have a roommate, it can get pretty lonely during the week. I need grownup interaction! Interestingly enough, Kate has been feeling the same way lately! So we’re going to be buddies! We’re starting off our pretty little friendship with a bang… Metallica on Tuesday at Yas Island!! Now, I’ve never been SUPER into Metallica, but I don’t dislike them either and I definitely don’t hate concerts. J

Walking into my building after Crossroads, I ran into Tara and Samer and ended up going with them to Cooper’s and meeting up with a bunch of people there. We stayed at Cooper’s until about 1, and then went to Eight to dance until 4. I don’t even know how I did it, but I woke up the next morning in time for church. LOL. Went to church, grabbed lunch with some friends afterwards, and got some things done. Tara’s birthday was last night so we went out with the same big group again. And so one of Tracy’s new friends met us there, and brought his cousin(?) who is an Emirati dude around our age. He has a very basic knowledge of English, and wants to learn so we talked business (interpreted/mediated by Tracy’s friend) and I’m going to tutor him in conversational English like twice a week for 150 dirhams an hour (about $41). Saweeeeeet!!!!! Shopping money! So we’ll see how that goes. Haha.

Today we had a mandatory seminar on ADHD. Even though it’s the weekend… As annoying as that part was, I was kind of looking forward to it since I know I have undiagnosed kids in my class and I want the tools to teach them in a way that works. But a lot of it was as ridiculous as I should have expected it to be. I won’t go into it, but I honestly could’ve led the seminar. I was disappointed. Aaaaand Etisalat came back out to do my internet since they replaced the cable, but then the user/member box is already at capacity so they STILL didn’t get it set up. They said they’d be back tomorrow… I’ve heard that before. Boo… But I’ve had some nice chats this week with teachers that I haven’t really gotten to know yet, and my most impossible student had a REALLY good day Thursday, just when I had given up on him in my mind.

Quote of the week: “I mean it! I swear to Jesus! This is funny right?... Coming from a guy named Mohammad?”

HILARIOUS.

Never a dull moment… Seriously.