It SNOWED today!! October 13th and it snowed. It didn’t stick but it was a driving snow and very cold so we are bracing for what might come our way this winter. I went to AAS with Cindy this morning and all of the kids were over the moon with the snow. I’m going to be doing some History of Wine/Wine Tastings for staff over the next several months and then in March I’m going to auction off private tastings for the parents, all to raise money for the school. It should be grand fun. I’m also hoping to volunteer my time as a Professional Development Coach for teachers who want to continue with their growth but are not at all sure how to go about that at a distance.
How many light bulbs does it take to change a light bulb? The answer is four! As strange as it seems, we have to call the Green Guys to change light bulbs in the ceiling units since we don’t have a ladder or step stool and I’ll be darned it I’m going to stand on a chair. So, one of them came right away and got on the ladder and changed the bulb but it didn’t work. He then played with a screwdriver and the connections and it still didn’t work. I took the bulb from him and placed it in a table lamp and it didn’t work because it was defective. We played this game four times before finding a bulb that worked. Sometimes I think things haven’t really changed that much in Russia.
While at the embassy yesterday I thought I’d try to get a haircut so I sat outside the salon until they opened at 10 am (as the sign indicated). They didn’t open at 10 and in fact didn’t open until 10:35. When the door was unlocked I went in and asked if they had an opening this morning. The shop is run by Russians and the conversation went something like this:
“Can I get a hair cut this morning?” She looks at her list and looks and looks and says,
“We had an opening at 10”
“But you weren’t here at 10”
“That’s because we didn’t have an appointment”
“Do you need an appointment?”
“Not if we have a slot open”
“When is the next slot open?”
“ There is an opening now”
“So, I can get a hair cut now?”
“Yes, just as soon as I put you on the list”.
Abbott and Costello couldn’t have come up with something like this.
We’ll be gone for the next four days, heading to Zagreb where Cindy will be involved in workshops with all of the other ICT folks in Central Europe. AAS is by far the largest and best of all the regional schools and from what we hear, they love to know what is going on at AAS so that they can benchmark their programs to AAS. Cindy is a master at promotion but I’m sure there will be much for her to learn since she has only been on the job for ten weeks. I’ll fill my time with touring and checking out the wine and cuisine options. Our good friend Robin is the director of the Zagreb school so we’ll be with her one or two evenings for dinner. I’m looking forward to the trip and will try to report periodically.
More from Zagreb, Cindy and Wm
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