Sunday: shoes I awoke in Altyn's home rather early and read a bit on my Nook. Then we had breakfast of mostly leftovers, plus some fried eggs. This morning I actually remembered my camera, so here are a few shots. The first thing one notices in… more »

Classes as usual. All the students are in a «чемоданное настроение» “suitcase mood,” that is, in the mood to travel. What things are they wanting? a real salad with leafy vegetables In’n’Out Burger American Pizza more »

Classes as usual. One student damaged her eye when taking out her contacts. We had to arrange an appointment with an opthalmologist. Dealing with doctor's here is frustrating: they haven't learned to communicate well with their patients. Sort of… more »

Today a subset of our students had to take the OPI-c (oral proficiency interview, computer-mediated). We had a few tech glitches, but with the exception of two tests, I think all went off well. As for those two... we'll have to see what the results… more »

For one group of students we do official OPI-c tests to check their oral proficiency. For the rest we do in-house assessments, which means I interviewed 17 of our students today. That took five hours. After five hours of focus, I am ready for a bit… more »