As we enter into November we are beginning to get more into our groove here in Doha. We spent Halloween watching trick or treaters from various expatriate families run around the neighborhood. It amazed me that these parents pack their bags with Halloween costumes and decorations for Christmas and Easter baskets for the spring. These are all things we need to start thinking about I guess. So when we come home this summer we have to plan for all of the holidays that seems crazy. I think our child will have a lot of homemade costumes from Pinterest and we will make Christmas costumes because he wont know any different.
We did go to a house party to hand out candy which was really fun because I always grew up in a neighborhood that didn't have many people. We would put out a basket and let kids take as much as they wanted and then went on with our trick or treating. I am sure my dad was in the basement watching movies and ignoring anyone who came to the door. It was fun to hand out candy.
Teachers always seem to work for our breaks, now that we are coming out of a break we are preparing for our next break which is at Christmas time when we will spend it both in Minnesota and in Texas. I am not sure how this is going to go because I feel like I get bigger by the minute and my back has been killing me. I have been doing a ton of yoga to try to combat the problem. We shall see, hopefully I will just be so excited jet leg wont even effect me. I have heard that it is easier to go West than it is to go East because of the time change. I am sure it will be hard to go back to work after we return but Josh has been fabulous and makes sure I get my baths and yoga time in.
Since we have returned from Sri Lanka I have been meditating daily in the mornings at 5:00 AM, even on the weekends. Just in the last couple of days have I really felt like it is working. My meditation teacher says that in meditation you can only move sideways and forwards, never backwards. I think I finally began to move forwards. I started the week having a very upsettable mind with my students and have come to a point where I have expectations but you are not going to make me mad. Kids are kids no matter where they come from or how much money they have. I find that my students are very similar to my kids that I taught in the projects of Austin. They want instant gratification and some work hard but most need a little push in the right direction, and there are always those three students that need a constant push in the right direction. I am trying to be more calm and detached from my job. I know being detached sounds like a bad thing to do but I have been reading about this and when you are detached it makes it so you can be more reasonable and less emotional about the outcome, it is easier to stick the facts instead of taking it personally. We shall see how it works. I have to remind myself every thirty minutes of my mantras and to be calm and peaceful but it is working for the most part.
Josh and I have been having a good time just living, doing what we have always done. Making meals on the weekends and doing family dinners during the week. We have made a lot of adjustments and have struggled in our relationship at times here but we have done a great job working together to be a team. It is different here in Doha but we discuss these differences and similarities often. I really enjoy my husband and amazes me how much of a natural born traveler he is.
Right now Josh is playing on the school basketball team. They are playing some high school varsity team and he claims they are going to school them with there old man strength, we shall see when he gets home:) He also plays volleyball once a week and plays on another basketball team on Saturdays. So watch out Luling, when he comes home from Christmas he is going to have some moves.
I have been teaching a yoga class to the teachers at my school once a week and it is really enjoyable. Everyone is so appreciative and I get practice for when I have a yoga studio someday. Josh and I have spent a lot of time in the past week dreaming about our brewery and yoga studio that we will have someday, hopefully soon. Josh has started a business plan for it which I am not really sure what that means I just trust that he is better at business than I am:)
So for the most part life has been good. Teaching is challenging but I am trying to conquer everyday with a smile on my face.
Sending everyone lots of love!
Emmy
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