13 July 2012

Well, I missed posting here yesterday, mostly because I had a class from 7:30 to 9:00 in the evening, and then I just headed for bed. I should have planned better and posted BEFORE that class.

Yesterday was actually a very light Berlitz day -- I only had 2 classes (both individual students) for a total of 4 units (3 hours). Really, though, it was even shorter than that because the student scheduled for 2:00 - 3:30 never showed up. I had to wait out a full hour at my computer, though. However, I still get paid for 2 units (1.5 hours), so it's fine for me.

I managed to run a few errands that needed to be done yesterday, including visits to the post office, the gas company (to pay our bill), and the pharmacy. Other than that, though, it was a rather slow day.

Today (Friday, 13 July 2012) I woke up early, walked over to the outdoor gym, and had a good workout. It was quite warm out, but there was a good breeze most of the time, so that made it noticeably more comfortable.

I only had one student for 2 units, from 9:00 to 10:30 in the morning. This was a level 3 student that I had not taught before. He was quite good, and so the lesson went well.

I made my regular Friday walk near the middle of the day to buy challah for Shabbat. There is a nice bakery only two and a half short blocks from here. Each week, I buy 2 small challot, which are more than enough for us.

We ate lunch today at Il Pentolino, an Italian restaurant in town. David had mushroom ravioli in a nice cream sauce, and I had tri-color fettucine with a fried vegetable sauce that was VERY delicious!

This afternoon, I wrote the first entry for another new blog that I just started. It's entitled "Israel and its neighbors -- a political review of the week", and I intend to publish it weekly on Friday or Shabbat with links to articles related to the topic that I have discovered during the week. Click here to read it.