These two weeks have been awfully stressful for me. I've been so physically and mentally exhausted to the point where I almost cried in class (but I pretended to be busy cleaning the whiteboard so nobody could see me furiously blinking back those tears) so I'm really glad the weekend is finally here!
Had a fun girly futsal session at West End on Tuesday which did make me feel a bit better; nevermind that I twisted my ankle again.. it was worth it.
Had to say goodbye to five students this week :(
(thanks for the photo, Judy!)
One of them was a student from Switzerland, who gave me a thoughtful little "thank-you" gift- A SwissCard (kinda like a swiss army knife in the form of a card. It's the coolest thing! /geeky) wrapped in a picture of the alps near where he lives, and a tourist information booklet of his hometown of St. Gallen, filled with beautiful pictures and travel information. It made me want to hop on a plane to Switzerland right there and then.
It seems a little odd to call Roland "my student" when he's the same age as my dad. He also has the same good nature, positive outlook and sense of humour, so naturally I have grown quite fond of him during his seven weeks in my class.
He proudly tells me about his family in Switzerland- of his grown-up children, his wife, and his daughter my age who was recently in Singapore leading a team in the Youth Olympic Games. He could not contain his excitement the last two days in class because his wife had gotten on the plane and was on her way to Brisbane- He had not seen her for 11 weeks and could not wait to pick her up from the airport.
Roland is one person who has truly inspired me with his determination to live life to the fullest. Love, live and learn, he says. "If someone my age can learn English, anything is possible." :)
I really look forward to seeing him again and meeting his family one day, in beautiful St. Gallen!
Anyway, had a nice dinner @ Milano's after work with Cakes and a happily
Followed by Starbucks ♥
It was lovely just chilling out with two people I love, after a long loooong week.
If only there were more days in a weekend!
More random photos on Facebook [ here ].
