Those of you that have met me know that
my organisational skills are in some need of development. You also
know that while I like my living quarters to be tidy, my desire to
just play just one more level or, as it was the other day, finish
Anansi Boys to make sure that
the ending hadn't changed since the last time I read it. If there
happened to be a procrastination olympics, I'm sure I could
successful represent my country but of course, they'd never get
around to organising it and I'd probably forget to fill out the
application form.
Fortunately, the
day before I left Punakha to come to Thimphu was a holiday as it was
the national day. This meant all the packing and tidying and setting
free of the strange life forms which were taking over the fridge
could finally take place without any excuses like that I was tired
after school or had marking to do. I did actually do some work
before that day but I seem to work better under pressure with only
occasional tantrums, yelling at various inanimate objects and
contemplations about just burning everything. I still had to get up
at 5 the next morning to finish the last couple tasks which stupidly
included defrosting the fridge. Hopefully the huge puddle of water
will have evaporated by the time I get back. I'm also hopeful that
my storage of things keeps them safe from any creatures which Eve
finds cuddly and delicious. I haven't seen that many but I've seen
enough that I'm contemplating bringing some of Eve and Padraig's old
clothes to drape around.
On the 18th
the students finally found out their marks and sadly some year 6's
and 7's will be having another go at that grade before moving up but
all 8th graders passed which means they all must move to a
different school. I wouldn't have minded failing a few of them just
so I could teach them again and fortunately they understood what I
meant when I said that to them. My greatest success of the day was
that I was able to eat all the ema datsi on my plate at the farewell
lunch and even took seconds!
I'm currently in
Thimphu and have finally finished packing and about to set my alarm
for 4:15am in the morning (I loves my daddy) as my plane leaves for
Singapore at 7:20 and it takes about an hour to get to the airport.
Some of you may wonder why I don't stay in Paro tonight and the
answer is that the farewell BCF dinner is tonight. I thought waking
up early was an ok price to pay to have one last dinner with some
fellow BCFers who I may not see again.
The other thing I
should probably mention is that we all had tea with their majesties
and it was happily much more relaxed than I was expecting. 5 year
old Xavier adorably stole the show and informed them that they must
visit Australia and when they do he would pay for their tickets. I
also had the most difficult walk of my life because since we had to
dress formally in kiras and ghos if possible it was obvious that my
boots would not be appropriate. I had brought a pair of formal shoes
but they aren't really suitable for the uneven, rocky streets of
Thimphu. I managed to catch a taxi to the meeting place but couldn't
find one to bring me back to my hotel so I walked not a great
distance but great enough in these:
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| Yes, I got comments and strange looks from my colleagues |
My feet hurt.
And now I shall
have to depart or I shall miss the aforementioned dinner. It has
been an unforgettable year and let's just hope I can learn from my
mistakes next year.
Lots of hugs to all
and I WILL SEE T'EO THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW!!!!!!!
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