Rain all evening and woke up to a glorious sunny day It already looks as though it will be raining by 4 again today. Snow on the mountains. The air can be hot and cold at the same time: warmed by the sun and cold air driven in from the mountains.
I think I am going through the disillusionment stage I read about in the guide to cultural shock or some such thing. So frustrated with teaching. Wondering what I am really doing here. How can I contribute? How to teach the curriculum? Teachers giving notes: they hand out 3 copies, post the notes and 40 students are to copy. "The Nature of Language". "Arbitrariness" Written in flowery language where I can barely decipher the meaning.
It is all so up and down. I have been invited for dinner on Saturday March 9th to celebrate my friend Sonam's departure. Birthdays are not celebrated here. I am at her house right now. She is preparing a speech for the assembly on International Women's day. Am also talking with another Bhutanese teacher about going to a remote Bhutanese village to help with elections.
The Bhutanese call their country "Land of the Thunder Dragon". I now understand why- the thunder is bigger than the biggest at home.
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