Tuesday, October 20, 2015

The Big Sleep

I haven't been able to post updates for a month since my computer broke. However, all seems fixed (knock on wood), so I'll hopefully be able to post again more regularly as long this thing holds up.

School has gone on for about a month now. I've been rushing around to take care of and finish various other projects, so I haven't had the time to focus on school too much. So, it'll probably be another month before I figure out what I'd like to accomplish this year. However, so far, things are much like last year. Only, it's funny to see the students who were sweet and innocent fourth graders when I first arrived become much more rambunctious preadolescents on the brink of teenhood.

Today's title is another slight departure from the usual pattern. I've been traveling a lot during the last month and have been constantly listening to audiobooks and podcasts (especially 'Stuff You Should Know'). So far, I've listened to Raymond Carver's The Big Sleep twice and a half.

Tirana Downtown Apartment--what happens when the prime minister is an artist.


Hostel Puppies

Linda's Fasule Bean Soup

Bunkers above Peshkopi

A house in Bahuti--a village near Peshkopi

A house in Zimur--another village near Peshkopi

Walnuts given to us on the hike to Zimur

A view from Timur

Some of the people helping me to renovate bathrooms in Peshkopi

The changing colours of Autumn

A portrait that a friend took

Bajram Curri

The statue of Bajram Curri in the town