I don’t remember where I saw this post originally (if you know, or if it was you, holler–I want to give credit where credit is due!). I hope you enjoy some “highs” and “lows” of my April so far!
HIGH
Starting my new series, Around the World, last week! If you’re interested, shoot me an email–I’m looking for more guest posts on anywhere in the world! Check out for the next installment later this week.
LOW
An alarmingly large chunk of one of my eyebrows has disappeared. Sadly this is not entirely foreign to me–my eyebrows have always been my least favorite feature, so much so that I shaved them off when I was 12, which destroyed them even more–but now it seems like I have a bald patch in there. My solution right now is to color it in or cover it with my bangs. One day I forgot to do both, and three of my students (two of them under the age of ten) asked me what was wrong with my face.
HIGH
A short week due to Easter break–which meant a quick visit to the lovely Karlovy Vary!
LOW
Having to re-prioritize my travels, which meant taking one trip off the docket that I thought was for sure–Easter weekend in the tulip fields near Amsterdam. I’m learning that I really CAN’T see everything while I’m here–at least not all at once–and some things just have to go first, despite where they rank in my travel dream folder. So, I gave up my dream of seeing the tulip fields–for now–in favor of going to Budapest and Dublin with two of our best friends in May. So, probably I should shut up about this one, because hello, I’m living in Europe.
HIGH
The fact that blossoms are finally showing their colors all over Prague. In fact, about two blocks away from us is a giant park full of cherry blossoms. Despite the persistent gray skies (except for today!!), the blooms are gorgeous and I plan to stop at them every day the weather is nice, since they are on my way home from work.
LOW
Wedding planning. Some of it is fun–but the unexpected family drama is not fun. But planning the honeymoon has been the best!
BOTH
Teaching is always a high and a low of my life. The moment I managed to capture, below, is one of those moments where I loved teaching and despised it all in the same minute. The children were supposed to be lining up, with their coats and backpacks on, so I could take them outside to meet their parents. Instead, one little boy started jumping between different colored floor tiles and another girl started randomly spinning. I was quite annoyed that they were disobeying me–I had another class to get to, and I get in trouble if they are caught running in the hallways–but then, they were having so much fun and being so cute. It was a good reminder–this is supposed to be fun. You only get to be five once.
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QUESTION:
Tell me one high and one low from your April so far!