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!
Good luck with the wedding planning & dont mind the family drama, I know people will probably tell you this but just enjoy the process, I know I wish I had haha. So cool that you have so much travelling to do! April looks like it will end on a good note 🙂
Yes good advice! I am trying to focus on the good parts about wedding planning and not the drama! 🙂
That trip with your friends in May sounds amazing! I am always trying to figure out how I can see and do everything, if only we could just travel all the time 🙂
I know, right? How do those long-term nomads do it?? What is their secret??
I wanna travel all the time too! My high has been spring arriving in London – so good! Low is there only being 24 hours in a day… definitely not enough!
Spring in London looks gorgeous! My instagram feed has been blowing up with such amazing pictures 🙂
we had to re-prioritize our travels too due to our move coming up. but it looks like you have some scheduled, which is always good.
Oh yeah moving can impact those travels, too! We do have some goods ones coming up so I really can’t complain 🙂
Those blossoms look like puffs of cotton candy! I totally understand about the eyebrows! I never shaved mine or anything, but there does seem to be some thinning. Have you heard of It Cosmetic? They have an eyebrow pencil that’s amazing. Yea, it takes a little getting use to, but when you do you can cover it up well!
Oh wow thanks for the advice! I haven’t heard to It but I will see if I can find that company here 🙂 apparently I need good brow pencil now! And I would definitely not recommend shaving them haha, mine have been so funky ever since 😉
Oh no, I hope the eyebrow grows back soon! I learnt a long time a go, that I just don’t care about eyebrows so I just ignore mine.
Boo about changing travel plans, but Budapest is a lovely place! You’ll really enjoy it (I hope)
Yes it’s a bummer we had to change our plans but with Budapest on the horizon I really can’t complain 🙂