Greetings, one and all! I have had a whole week back at work after vacation in the U.S. and I'm getting slowly used to the routine. I do still enjoy making fun, artistic toddler activities and finding ways to carry them out. Our themes nowadays are winter and dinosaurs. :)
I went ice skating outside for the first time in my life. I was assured by a Russian that skating in a rink is a completely different sensation; I needed to experience the real thing. I have red sore spots and bruises around my ankles from it. Why do they make skates so tight around the top, around your leg? If you loosen them up enough, they don't provide sideways ankle support. Am I the only one who has trouble with this? Every pair I've ever tried on, it's been the same thing. Other people seem to do just fine. What am I doing wrong?
Despite the pain, the actual skating was fun. Although we (a group of my Russian friends and I) only skated for half an hour because there was snow on the ground and the ice was very bad for skating. Then it was time to go home, but it was a long walk back to the metro, and by then it was freezing out. I was like, "I'm gunna die. I'm going to freeze to death right now." Here is a girl who's lived in Florida for the past year and a half before moving to Moscow. What was I thinking??
So, all things considered, it wasn't TOO successful a first skating trip... but I have my own skates now and am determined to try again. I saw my Russian friends ice skating at it was cool (no pun intended) because they really seemed "in their element." They've been doing this all their lives.
In other news, I took on my first private English lessons. Others have requested, but I was too busy and just not mentally ready yet. Now, one of the mothers and I have arranged that I will work with her little girl, a baby from the baby group, for an hour on Mondays (otherwise I don't work on Mondays) in their home in the center of town. I'm proud of myself. It's extra money, and I'm going outside my comfort zone, and really using my skills to the fullest. She said I have a talent for performance, and her daughter adores that. I was flattered. I do love singing and reading to kids! Wish me luck.
Love and blessings,
Beth
I went ice skating outside for the first time in my life. I was assured by a Russian that skating in a rink is a completely different sensation; I needed to experience the real thing. I have red sore spots and bruises around my ankles from it. Why do they make skates so tight around the top, around your leg? If you loosen them up enough, they don't provide sideways ankle support. Am I the only one who has trouble with this? Every pair I've ever tried on, it's been the same thing. Other people seem to do just fine. What am I doing wrong?
Despite the pain, the actual skating was fun. Although we (a group of my Russian friends and I) only skated for half an hour because there was snow on the ground and the ice was very bad for skating. Then it was time to go home, but it was a long walk back to the metro, and by then it was freezing out. I was like, "I'm gunna die. I'm going to freeze to death right now." Here is a girl who's lived in Florida for the past year and a half before moving to Moscow. What was I thinking??
So, all things considered, it wasn't TOO successful a first skating trip... but I have my own skates now and am determined to try again. I saw my Russian friends ice skating at it was cool (no pun intended) because they really seemed "in their element." They've been doing this all their lives.
In other news, I took on my first private English lessons. Others have requested, but I was too busy and just not mentally ready yet. Now, one of the mothers and I have arranged that I will work with her little girl, a baby from the baby group, for an hour on Mondays (otherwise I don't work on Mondays) in their home in the center of town. I'm proud of myself. It's extra money, and I'm going outside my comfort zone, and really using my skills to the fullest. She said I have a talent for performance, and her daughter adores that. I was flattered. I do love singing and reading to kids! Wish me luck.
Love and blessings,
Beth
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