I've started teaching Al and it's going well so far. He is 8, and although super duper smart, he is still an 8 year old boy. Getting him enthused about yoga is not the easiest thing in the world but I will find a way. Maths are pretty easy to do with him and we are working on English. English is where most work is needed I believe and that's a good thing because English happens to be what I like best. We are also going to do a bunch of kick-ass science experiments and we go rock collecting and jogging outside all the time. Teaching in the country certainly has it's perks.
Aside from teaching, I feed a calf named George whose Mummy died and I feed the chickens and baby chicks everyday, twice a day. I definitely need to start taking pictures but I left my wire to connect my camera to my computer at my place back in Melbourne like a dummy. So there is no rush on the pictures because I won't be able to post them till I get back in Melbs anyways.
The other guy I am living in the cottage with is named Dave. He is 28 and from Cork. That's the same place where my friend Steve, who I went to visit in Ireland, is from. Dave is pretty chill and we are actually building a patio together. That's right, I am building a patio. How you ask? Well we collect rocks from the fields (which used to be glaciers, the rocks I mean), we load them into the back of the truck, and then we dig and fit the stones together like a jigsaw puzzle to make the patio. I will take pictures of this as well. Who knew I could make a freaking patio? I've never really done anything like that before in my life. It's a hell of a job BUT it's kool to actually make something. I always wonder how people build houses and buildings, like how you actually start, and while this is by no means a building, it's at least building something from scratch and therefore pretty awesome. The family is going to use it in the summer to eat on I think. We have to make the stones level so the chairs and table won't be all over the place and so people won't trip. It's a tricky job but interesting and I get to use a chisel sometimes. I've never used a chisel before this! Ha-ha okay, all that being said, I worked for like 4 hours today on the stone garden patio and I don't really want to see it again for a while :P
Moving on to my next topic. I think time and distance are good indicators as to whether love is true. It definitely gives you perspective on the difference between infatuation and love. I thought I was kind of in love with Florian but now that I don't see him, I don't think much about him at all. I mean he was a nice enough, decent, good looking guy and he seemed pretty kool, but I don't think it was love. Maybe there was the potential for that to develop, but it so was not there yet. I jumped the gun on that one. That being said, with distance and time, I am thinking a lot about one of my roommies. It's only been a week really since I've left Melbourne, but it feels like it's been ages. One, it feels like ages because I'm on a bloody farm doing hard work, but two, I miss him heaps!! So two months is sure going to be a long time. Time is my friend though I realize and we'll see what happens. :)
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