When you joke about sleeping in your classroom…and it really might not be that much of a joke.
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Let’s face it. We’re all doing pretty great life stuff.
Overheard at the Store
Clerk: “How do you pronounce your name?” Me: “uh-lee-tha” Clerk: “Was your mom biting her tongue?”
-Clerk after seeing the name on my credit card.
It took me a long minute to figure out it was a similar question to one someone else had asked me a few years ago:“Do you have a lisp?”
Homesickness is a constant state of my being.
Word of the Week
Saudade: (saow•da•gee) noun. Untranslatable Portuguese word conveying nostalgia and longing for anyone, anywhere, or anything that is far away, unobtainable, or a part of a past.
Side note: This is more of a feeling, and the feeling went unrecognized until I had the word saudade to put with it. THANK YOU PORTUGUESE. (Also, obviously, the pronunciation is Brazilian…because…Brazil has my heart.)
Extra side note: This is probably my favorite word that I’ve ever learned…except for maybe 60 in French. soixante. mmmmmm yes.
Looking for Iceland, Ireland, and Scotland recommendations!
How we spent our spring break week in Anchorage.
Only have one almost spring week in Anchorage? Things to consider!
