I relaized that I spend most of my time blogging about the vacations I take, or the fun trips I do, or even the more exciting aspects of my job (protype presentations etc.)
I just want everyone to know, that my life is not like that all the time (just most of it ha ha). More often than not, my time is consumed by day-to-day activities that I need to accomplish either to keep my life here running, or to make sure that I/my counterpart teachers are prepared for work. So here is an example of a normal week for me:
Monday - Wake up at 6:00am to workout then head to my NGO for the morning. I am currently working on a diagnostic tool for them (well waiting on feedback actually). Monday afternoons, I normally spend doing laundry (by hand) or reading over what is going to be happening that week.
Tuesday - Wake up a little bit later and head to the gym. I normally do the shopping on the way home (sometimes I have meetings though so this whole morning gets changed). I leave for my classes around 12:30pm and spend the rest of the afternoon at one of my schools here in Matagalpa. I then plan with my counterpart for the next week's class.
Wednesday - Wake up for an early workout, then head to my rural community San Ramon to plan with both of the teachers I work with there. I also spend some time with a different NGO that I am working with on their small business to improve operations. I normally return from San Ramon around 3 and then head to my favorite coffee shop for my weekly skype date with my parents.
Thursday - Wake up for another early workout, then plan with my other counterpart for our class later that day (this sometimes changes to Tuesdays, it just depends upon the week). I then run home, make lunch, shower, and head to class that starts at 12:45pm. It appears that Thursday afternoons will become my shopping day, since a new Supergrocery store (Walmart run) will be opening up this week between my house and the school I teach at on Thursdays.
Friday - Wake up early to go to San Ramon to co-teach a class. Then head home to then hit the gym in the afternoon if I go :) Sometimes I have to travel to Managua on Friday afternoons for meetings.
Saturday - It ranges from meetings to washing clothes, to cooking, working out, plan with a teacher if necessary, dinner out with friends, etc.
Sunday - Sleep in, work out, cook for the first few days of the week. etc.
So that's my exciting life. I actually enjoy it because although this is my typical day, things normally get cancelled, added, etc. to always keep me on my toes. I tend not to write about these activities because well if I told you about them all the time, you would just get bored.
Keep making good choices and stay cool!
Really impressed with your workout schedule. Sounds like you are keeping busy with teaching, volunteering, and exercising. Hope things continue to go well.
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