I don't wanna grow up...

My google searches this week consist of:

• Recipes with xyz ingredients 
• How to plan a budget
• How to handwash clothes

My activities this week consisted of:

• Assembling a set of drawers from Ikea
• Mopping an apartment
• Writing lesson plans

On Friday, I was feeling kind of bummed so I made a trip to a store that I heard had sheets. What I stumbled into was an equivalent of a dollar store mixed with walmart. It felt like a dollar store, but had everything walmart would have. I have never been so excited to see mops, brooms, bedsheets and appliances. I almost bought a hand blender but I realized I didn't need it...but boy did I want that hand blender.

Saturday, I woke up early to go meet with some other assistants to watch the Rugby match between Wales and France. France won so next week will be more watching at 10 am! Hell yes. Afterward, we went to Ikea. I thought it would help me feel less homesick but it just made me miss my mom and Beth because I usually go with my mom, and I also was reminding of this trip that Beth, my mom, and myself took up there a few years ago.
I did, however, get an awesome set of drawers, which is great because I now feel like all my stuff isn't just cluttered in a closet!! ALSO I assembled it...all by myself. I had to buy a 7euro hammer (WTF?!?!) that I will probably never use again.

I'm working on lesson plans right now, hopefully my first week of teaching goes smoothly! Wish me luck!!

On a non-grown up level. I went salsa dancing on Thursday! It was SO different from what I'm used to. It was a cuban salsa night, so I was comfortable (for the most part) with many of the moves because of Rueda but it was weird doing those moves couples style. I danced with some really good dancers and they were terrible, but I was ok with it because I know it's because I'm not used to the style. I also had some REALLY good dances so that helped too. I'm going to try a Puerto Rican night and see how that feels.

Day 3 of grown up

So I did this program in order to DELAY growing up but all the sudden, I am realizing I have been thrust into adulthood more quickly than I ever imagined.

I'm on my third day of living completely on my own and it's weird. I'm cooking for myself, which is nice but I think it's gonna get real old, real fast. I've been to the grocery store every single day because I keep forgetting crap. But I think I finally have the essentials so I can start going every few days for stuff for dinner. I think I'm going to be eating tons of pasta!!!

Here's some of my concoctions: 

It's weird having to buy house stuff and I'm not realizing all the crap I need until I'm in the middle of needing it. My current list includes:

• Shower Caddy
• Broom
• Mop
• Bedsheets

I'm sure there are more...but I won't discover it until I need it, of course!!!

Today was my second day teaching and it did NOT go as smoothly as the first. I am glad Wednesdays are short because I don't think I will like them. One girl got kicked out of class for being belligerent, I think because she couldn't understand me but I couldn't exactly figure out what was going on. All I know is she stormed out and slammed the door and the girls in front of me were being adorable and giving me the "I don't know what's going on either!!!" eyes.

The second class was REALLY interested in what I had to say...however their level of English is LOW. It's gonna be soooo hard to teach these lower-leveled kids and I hope I can find some activities to help them.

After school, since I was done at 11, I went to the beach. Can I just say how cool it is to have a beach be a 20 minute walk away! It sucks that today is probably the last day possible to go. BUT we stayed out there for about 3 hours and I got SO dark...like an idiot I left a bandaid on my leg so I will have this super awkward bandaid tanline!

Tomorrow I have to be at school by 8 and stay until 4. I have 3 hours of break which is WAY too much. But maybe I can use it as my planning time and get a lot done.