Countdowns:
1. 1 life-day till I see my family again.
2. 4 life-days till I see Zak again.
3. 6 life-days till my Assistantship application is due for Mills
4. 15 life-days till the last day of Hume Lake Charter School.
5. 6 official class days till the last day of School.
6. 17 life-days till I get on a plane to go to Ireland with two dear souls.
7. 32 life-days till my housing deposit for Mills is due.
8. 54 life-days till Zak flies to Africa.
9. 100 life-days till I move into Mills.
10. 104 life-days till my first day of Mills classes.
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I don't want to leave the mountain. At all. I love it here. I like the basement and the extreme quiet of the woods. I know Silence, now, more intimately than I ever could have, had I not taken this retreat.
I don't want to leave the mountain but I do want community again. I failed at meeting people up here--I know faces in passing and they only know my name, "She's that teacher."
I'm trying to keep my heart quiet in the longing for a Companion.
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Yesterday I drove to Fresno, bought milk and butter, and drove back. My students called me insane and I'm beginning to agree.
3 comments:
I have my schedule now! I'm off June 5-7, June 12-14 and June 22-25. When were you going to be near Ballycastle?
Hmm we were going to be there the 16th :( How flexible's your schedule?
(that rhymed :) hehe)
Not too flexible. I'm scheduled for "Resource" on the 16th, which means that I am going to be doing a lot of different things all day. I'm also assigned to a group the next day, so we might need to prepare for them before hand. It seems that we have most evenings free unless you are assigned to host a group. So I could go to the pub with you that night, but not a day thing.
If you can come on the weekend before, I will be free as a bird.
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