The fatigue of moving and too much going on at work has worn me down. Luckily, it's a three-day weekend, and I have tomorrow off. During the last three-day weekend, our school garden was badly vandalized; it was especially painful that a few of the fruit trees we planted in November were destroyed or very badly damaged. This--combined with getting used to a new living situation--made last week the most challenging of my working life. Fortunately, some of the staff members and many of the students provided needed support, and by Friday, I felt better than I had in weeks.
The new living situation has had its' ups and downs, but seems like it will work out. I've had respiratory problems--already bad because of the cat at my old place--probably from the new carpet. The 'off-gassing' I have learned from internet searches, is the release of nasty chemicals from a new carpet. How wonderful. Luckily, the smell fades, I've put in a lot of work cleaning the house, and the surrounding area is becoming more familiar. After a few restless nights, I'm sleeping like a rock. This area is full of all kinds of city noises: subwoofers in passing cars, barking dogs, children playing, sirens in the distance, BART, the neighbors' music. It's not the kind of area to take a stroll around late at night--even the next block over has a more, shall we say, gritty feel to it. But it's where I'll be for the next half-year before I head to Central America and Mexico late next Fall.
Unfortunately, I haven't had any more time to take pictures around the area...I'll save that for the coming weeks. Stay posted!
The new living situation has had its' ups and downs, but seems like it will work out. I've had respiratory problems--already bad because of the cat at my old place--probably from the new carpet. The 'off-gassing' I have learned from internet searches, is the release of nasty chemicals from a new carpet. How wonderful. Luckily, the smell fades, I've put in a lot of work cleaning the house, and the surrounding area is becoming more familiar. After a few restless nights, I'm sleeping like a rock. This area is full of all kinds of city noises: subwoofers in passing cars, barking dogs, children playing, sirens in the distance, BART, the neighbors' music. It's not the kind of area to take a stroll around late at night--even the next block over has a more, shall we say, gritty feel to it. But it's where I'll be for the next half-year before I head to Central America and Mexico late next Fall.
Unfortunately, I haven't had any more time to take pictures around the area...I'll save that for the coming weeks. Stay posted!
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