Hi all,
Sorry it’s been a while. The ironic thing is when your life fills up with great things to talk about, you don’t manage to blog about it all.
The two most important peices of news are:
I finished my ECDL with BCS IT level 2, and
CELTA is absolutely fantastic. Hard work and tiring, but very much worthwhile. I’ve completed three weeks of the part time course and it’s going great. I’m learning a huge amount of information which wll serve me well in the future.
So, other than that, I’ve been fasting during Ramadan. I did 19 days and the other days I was exempt for having a cold and other reasons that I won’t go into. Now that I am not fasting, I genuinely miss it. I miss experiencing a true sensation of hunger in my belly that makes me appreciate food one hundred percent.
Many people wondered why I should choose to do such a hard task. At times, it was very hard and I struggled with the hunger, some days more than others. I missed having a coffee to wake up and drinking water to moisten my throat. I didn’t lose much weight, maybe about three pounds but then it goes up and down everyday. I felt more patient during the fast and eating was wonderful come sunset. Now, the eating doesn’t seem as special because I can do it whenever, so my body is fighting back and not getting very hungry when it should do. I’m glad I could empathise somewhat with those who go hungry regularly with no choice.
In other news, thoroughly enjoying some great TV at the moment. Alone in the Wild is a big hit for everyone. Wonderfully eery in a way that reminds you of the Blair Witch Project. I’m also watching Design for Life with the charmingly eccentric Philippe Starck who has opened my eyes to the world of bizarre interpretation of just about any product that I’m not sure I’d buy in either sense of the word…neither the product nor the conceptualisation. Still, listening to his thick French accent always teaches me more and more about language…which many people know is a passion of mine. I’m also tuning in from time to time to a show called “Tough Guy or Chicken” which, despite its stupid name, is actually intensely interesting. I love learning about other cultures and how others live their lives and it’s great to se 5 of our own British lads getting stuck in to the traditional rituals of their hosts. I think these men are being very tough and I think this is a great advert. We ladies do not need men who run screaming from spiders! Rather, we need to know we can rely on them to catch us a wild goat for supper if Tesco’s runs out.
I’m still designing my jewellery although not so much during the CELTA course. It will be back and there will be a website soon to show them off.
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