My first presentation was to TEFL vols and CPs on teaching advanced students. I loved it because I got to talk about things I really enjoy like etymology and roots and prefixes and how complicated and beautiful the English language is. I compiled a dictionary of homophones and homographs to pass out to everyone. It was a project that took me three months but that I thoroughly enjoyed.
After lunch I presented again, this time only to volunteers. I presented as a member of Peer Support on depression and SAD. I was rushed for time because the ambassador was scheduled to come after me so I hurried through it, but it was okay. I got everything across that I needed to.
At the end of the day, we all got to relax and have dinner together. It was a great way to transition back into life in Turkmenistan.
So I’m back, getting unpacked, catching up on blog posts, collecting the mail that’s accumulated, and grocery shopping. After the weekend, clubs will start up again and hopefully my trip to Chicago will be a happy memory but not a siren song beckoning me back to the land where strangers smile at you and people in customer service thank you for your business.