Tuesday, November 12th - Not much going on!

It's been a few days since my last post. Not much happening these days. Report cards are done and over with. We have parent-teacher interview on Thursday, all day, which means we don't teach that day. I'm OK with that. And for next week, the rumor of Kuwait hosting the African summit seems to be coming more and more of a reality (it's still not confirmed by anyone) as we are seeing different african country's flags along the highway, close to the airport. Rumor has it that our school might be closed for 2 or 3 days; the country might even declare it a national holiday, so everyone gets time off. Just got to love politics!! We should find out soon!

Wheatherwise, it's cooling off (just like back home - it dropped around 20 degrees from the average high temperatures of mid-summer days); our daily highs are in the mid 20's and it's mid to high teens when we leave in the morning. Mohammed (our building supervisor) can be seen washing cars outside the building in the morning wearing his thick fall jacket and a tuque. He is however the exception, as most people now wear long sleeves, and a light jacket (canadians and irishmen are still wearing short sleeve shirts, as the temperature is now quite comfortable!)

On the lighter side, you would think yoga is good for relaxation. Well maybe not in Kuwait. My principal decided last night to go to a yoga class; she had done yoga in Toronto for years, but never went to this place in Kuwait. She had all the info from their website, so she took a cab to get there. Getting to the neighbourhood where the class was offered was easy (we are getting very familiar with the various neighbourhoods and blocks); however, finding the specific place is a different story. The cab driver got lost, called a bunch of other drivers to find out where this place was, got answers from everyone, but never found the place (no street names, no house numbers is the norm here). After 45 minutes of driving around, she decided to come back, really pissed off. So much for relaxation!

Enjoy your week.