Hey all,
Happy Persian New Year/Norouz to everyone. I gleam with pride to have voted for a modest, respectful President.
Soooo I've gotten pretty restless, not having class for nearly two months now. Sure, I've done a ton of reading on my own; not just what's assigned, but all kinds of things I read for fun. I've decided to start working: you already know I do tutoring (currently have two students), and that I'm teaching toddlers English, but Thursday night I'll also try my hand at waiting tables in the coolest bar/restaurant I've ever been in. I'm really looking forward to working in a restaurant again; though exhausting, it's definitely a tight-knit group of co-workers, and a lot of fun.
I just got a nice pair of headphones, which I haven't had in a while; for money and convenience purposes, I've been submitting to the earbud craze. But, knowing that one both protects one's hearing and gets better quality sound through real headphones, I invested in a pair that I can't get enough of. I'm hearing sounds I hadn't heard before in songs I knew well, getting some pretty tasty frequencies that keep me glued to iTunes for hours. These suckers are responsible for my newfound appreciation of The Beatles and Santana.
Earlier today, I saw two movies: first, Brendan and the Secret of Kells, and then later in the night, 24 City. They were both great films; Brendan was a lot of fun, and quite pretty. Not to mention I got a wave of factory-generated solidarity with the Irish part of my lost white identity. 24 City was completely different; along with the film about Harvey Milk, I find that the movies that I'm seeing are tugging my macho self closer and closer to shedding tears instead of satisfying myself with my habit of detached reflection on the sad world we live in. My interest in China plunges its roots ever deeper in my consciousness with every glance I get. Of course, you should all go see every one of these films, as soon as you're done reading my entry on my travels to Morocco and Spain. :)
This week should be interesting! I'll be sure to fill y'all in with work updates soon as I have something worthwhile to say.
Bisous,
Ben
4 comments:
ben,
you might enjoy the restaurant work - it can be really fun and lucrative!
good for you - very enterprising.
your adventures to morocco and madrid were so much fun to read!
what an amazing experience you had.
funny how you're in france to learn french, but are learning chinese instead. crack me up.
totally not learning Chinese INSTEAD of French, for the record... I'm reading like crazy in French, just trying to keep up the characters I've already learned in Chinese and speaking Mandarin with friends when I get the chance...
yes, strike that. in addition to! in addition to!
really though, more of a comment on the school strike and you multi-functioning.
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