Feeling groovy

I apologise that I have not blogged since Riga. So much has happened here in the last week and a bit. The heaviness is starting fade however, and the sun seems to be shining through.

I'm feeling extra alert today, despite having been awake until nearly four in the morning...we'll see how I'm feeling tomorrow. Heather and I went to Warsaw this weekend. Between the explosion of tourists who can't get flights anywhere, the week of mourning and the casket procession for the President on Saturday, it was quite the experience to be in the capital city, to say the least. The train station was an absolute zoo on Sunday. On our train ride Saturday, Heath and I busted a gut recapping funny moments from the year thus far. I will definitely have to post some of those moments closer to the end (which is coming up sooooooooooooon)! We joined the masses of people near the Presidential Palace to try and catch a glimpse of the procession. Melancholy was in the air. Our usual night-out fave had yet another new vibe for us to experience - no DJ, and barely any music. There were tables set up for sitting. It was still busy though, and Heath and I found ourselves some good seating on the stage, at a low table, sitting on cushions. It was a fine night out. The weather could not have been better. We soaked up all the sun we could on Sunday before taking the train back to Radom.

A couple highlights from my classes last week include my power plant men requesting me to sing a song that I was trying to remember the name of (because they know how much I love to sing), and me also calling one of them out on having his shirt on inside out. I felt bad afterwards, but I knew he could handle it. He was a good sport, and the other guys chirped him the rest of the class.

Still working on South Korea stuff. It's a bit of a waiting game at this point, as my applications have been submitted. Fingers crossed...!