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Peace Corps English teacher in a rural Albanian mountain town

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Things I Can't Yet Do - or Haven't Yet Tried

Ride a donkey.
Read an Albanian language book cover to cover.
Cut tomatoes and onions in my hand... with a sharp-edged knife.
Successfully facilitate a session on domestic violence with a group of women.
Make a true byrek.
Paraglide in Konitsa - our Greek border neighbor.
Bake Tepelene-style sourdough bread.
Hike from Corovode to Permet.
Swallow dhale.
Persuade my umbrella to retain its concave shape despite contrary weather.
Begin to think about moving the remaining four meters of wood still outside.
Meet the learning needs of all my students on a daily basis.
Guesstimate yeast to flour ratios.
Repair neighbors' broken antennas.
Keep certain houseplants alive.
Get through a day without once mangling the Albanian language cases.
Stop swearing at my fire.
Cook Albanian-style beans - fasule!
Maintain sanity in the midst of a seventh grade party. 
Appropriately plan for the aforementioned party.
Keep chalk dust off my pants and mud off my shoes - like my incredibly skilled colleagues.
Speak GREEK.

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