Ok, it’s Monday and Alberto Gonzales resigned – life is a little better. As to your checks, I have attached scanned copies of the check for your review. I am about to leave the office so I will deposit them - the total is $667.10. It will probably take a few days to register in your account. By the way, how is the banking going? Any problems?
As to the wi-fi situation; would it help if I sent you an ethernet cable? I have a few at home. It might help you hook up to the router/modem on the Leyton’s network access, or help you use your computer at an internet café.
Glad to hear you made it to the top of Cerro San Cristobal. It’s quite a view, if the pollution doesn’t ruin it. Did you get a chance to ride the cable cars? The cable cars were being repaired when I was there.
And now it is Tuesday. Unfortunately I got to the bank at 3:06 PM – too late to deposit your checks. I will today. Thanks for the cross streets; I’ll have you pinpointed shortly. Andrew’s birthday is on Thursday – drop him a note if you have a chance. Speaking of dropping a note, if you haven’t yet, please send Rob and Vickie a note thanking them for the iPod.
Let’s see, what else is new? Mom got a raise, so congratulate her the next time you write her.
I have started doing ‘intercambios.’ I’ve arranged it through Dickerson Collage (www.language-exchanges.org); they have an online service to arrange practice sessions with people from all over the world in many different languages. It’s free and easy. I’ve started intercambios with four people – some will work out and some probably will not for one reason or another. Of course you are living an intercambio so I doubt if you would be interested, but you might want to use it when you get back to keep up and improve your Spanish. The service is simple, efficient and straight forward.
Hopefully it will help propel French into my brain, but first I have to get better with verbs and pronouns in Spanish.
Andrew seems to have finally gotten it with school. While it is only the first day, he came home yesterday and worked for hours on school work – on work that wasn’t due within the next ten minutes no less. It’s too early to raise the cheers, I realize, but it’s great if it sticks. I didn’t click academically until my junior year in high school.
Think of anything else you want or need? We have all the usual questions, but you know them, answer them as time and inclination permits.
For your sake, and not for us, keep a journal, short but consistent. After a couple of weeks it will become second nature. You will regret if you don’t. For me the easiest time to write is in the morning – the hardest is at night. Don’t inhibit yourself – write for you and only you. When you write don’t worry about portraying yourself in the best light, or saying something in writing that is not fair or well thought out just write. Remember it is only for your eyes. Use your camera as a notebook – use photographs as memory reminders. Photograph the mundane – you will find them to be the most interesting photographs over time.
For the sake of logistics and file security set up a yahoo space that you can send and store your files so that if anything happens to your stick or computer you won’t lose them. It is a little more impractical for the photos - for I recommend that you copy them to disk occasionally and mail them to yourself at home.
Ok, I’ve thrown enough at you, I realize how busy you are, just suggestions, use or reject them at your convenience.
Let us know if you need anything, and finally, love you, miss you, and take care.
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