lazy saturday

it's not SUPPOSED to be a lazy saturday. i was looking forward to today because i've been busy all week and have had no time to clean the house. but what do i do instead? fiddle on the internet and let blogger suck hours of my life.

so i've been reflecting on my past month at my site (courtesy of Pocket asking for input about our first three months at site). i acknowledge that there were many days of idleness that could have been better spent getting to know my community. so i took things slowly, oh well. i got to know my host family better and got the opportunity to travel a little around my province. work-wise it wasn't the most productive month but growth-wise, i experienced a lot and perhaps even cultured a little patience.

experiences. the things we experience in a new culture can make us question our own beliefs and social norms. some things we just think, umm. why?

such as self-flagellation with a branch dipped in boiling hot water. as a chinese monk's birthday celebration.



i thought i'd throw this video up as i came across it when i was spending my morning creating the silly slideshow on top of this page. [giggling in the background is my host-brother, Nine.] now that i've got this video up and managed to post and rejoin the blogging bandwagon after several months of inactivity, i think i can finally go and be productive.

cleaning, lesson plan idea brainstorming, biking around community. three things i want to accomplish before i go for my weekly homestay-night at my pawaw's (school director's) house.