September Already?

I really cannot believe that it is September. Time has gone by so fast. I will be home to visit in less time than I have already been here now. Weird. Things are going well here. The house I was going to rent fell through and now I am looking at some other options. I bought a stove and a propane tank and a TV. Now I just need a fridge and a bed and I will be living large. Honestly, the last month has been trying in many ways but I know that the hard part is behind me and I am feeling better than I have in months. I feel that I can really focus on being here now and not worrying about what is going on back home. It is a great feeling. Like a weight has been lifted. Now if I can just get my own place I will really be able to move forward. I am really looking forward to getting some community classes started because that will mean that I am teaching people who are there voluntarily and have an interest in learning English as opposed to many of my students in the schools. Once I have my own place I will be able to start planning more of these types of classes and English clubs for some of my advanced students. I want to focus my energy on people who are motivated and not have to scream at people to put down the makeup and pay attention. I am also really trying to think of ways to motivate the students. I think magazines in English, especially fashion and beauty mags for the girls, (is that politically incorrect?) would be really handy, so if anyone has any old ones laying around please send them my way. I have a new address too but I probably shouldn't post it here so if you want it email me. I finally got all my mail on Friday and I am now convinced that the delay is more on the end of PC and not the mail because I had a package from my friend in California that arrived in five days!! I think they just don't want to pick it up or something because there were other things from July. Hopefully my new PO Box will speed things up. And thanks to all ya'll who sent me stuff. Zuha, the magazine on secret societies was especially entertaining especially the section on cults which featured an article on Oregon's own Rajneeshi scandal of the eighties. Memories!