Good Morn-fter-vening!

I just woke up feeling very bewildered because it's 6pm, I have been having a nap, and I couldn't remember what had happened or where I was or whether I was late for something. I think I have been watching too many youtube videos, because my dream was just about three of my favourite video bloggers* tickling me. Anyway, this post was already finished, so... here's one I made earlier!

Nutella Jar of Shame

I think we should get the Nutella levels out of the way this week, as it is a rather shameful picture.

Nutella level: Shockingly low

Total Nutella consumed...a jar and three-quarters.

That is correct; I have eaten nearly a whole jar in a week. My only defence is that I have been homesick and have ridden my bike a lot. My legs are aching from three trips to the lake this weekend. I also have bruises in awkward places; some of the cycle paths are really bumpy. It is well worth it to spend a day in the Autumn sun by the water reading and praying and thinking, though. This is definitely in the running for my favourite year abroad place.

Last week was a struggle. I was feeling tired, disorientated and very far from home. However...I did manage to make it to the Bible study at church on Thursday and mentioned to Bettina (the girl who invited me back to her house for lunch a few weeks ago) that I was feeling a bit homesick. She immediately started to make plans to get me involved in case any of the other students were meeting up and later sent me an email inviting me paintballing! I am going with a group of them on Friday, which I have free because it is a national holiday. I've never been paintballing before, so I am very excited!

This week is going better so far. I am getting into a better routine of early nights and mornings and am looking forward to teaching a couple of lessons on Shakespeare. Today I did a rather disorganised whistle-stop tour through the NHS with one class. I am not really sure if the students learnt anything at all, but hopefully they at least know what a GP is now. I much preferred my second class, which just involved them telling me all about their recent trip to Italy. It made me look forward to my two upcoming trips even more. I am going to Vienna with Nao and Tom and then to Milan because Chloe and I are visiting Lucy!

That seems to be all my news at the moment. For now, I will just say goodbye and thanks for reading. I love seeing that people have been looking on here and working out who it is based on the countries which come up on my stats page. Speaking of which; is that you, Laura? Or is it somebody else in Russia?

Hopefully I'll write again soon,

Bryony xxx

P.S. Mum & Dad, that skype connection was rubbish, but it was still lovely to hear your voices. Looking forward to hearing more about that book and can't wait to give you both a big hug at Christmas. (60 days!) Thanks in advance for the package; I am really looking forward to it!

*and it probably says more than I would like you to know that I have more than three favourite video bloggers.