Good times at the Grange
Hola mis amigos,well, times have been good here at 'the grange'. I started officially this week but I came for a few visits last week. So my days are now filled with sitting in classrooms, marking homework, helping with admin stuff, helping with P.E and chilling on the computers when I don't have classes. My day starts at 8.20 (and I have a half hour commute) but it's good to have a bit of continuity in my day. They look after us very well. I get a free lunch (heaven compared to what i've been making for myself- and saves heaps of cash) which is super bueno. Other perks include the washing machine in the flat, internet use, and a gym. Talking about the gym, I went there yesterday with James, the other newish gappie, and the trainer there was real nice and offered to make us a programme. So we went though his assement which was fun, esp. when we did a sit-up execise (after doing it he asked 'how many' and we hadn't counted (he doesn't speak any english- but the word for count is sounds extremly similar so we felt kinda stupid). And best of all I nailed a 60 kg bench press which I felt was pretty good for someone my weight. So i'll try go to the gym a few times a week which would be good, especially in preparation for helping in the swimming pool in about a months and a bit.
Sunday was pretty choice. I visited the Aravena family for lunch/onces- definitly a 'familia bacan'. I feel as if that 'quantum leap' i've been waiting for has come in a few instalments- But i'm pretty happy about how it's been going.
Touch started up last wednesday, and alas, we lost- to last seasons finalists- but we could have nailed them... My D was on song (extremly on song, I night say) but I didn't get into the flow on attack. Our new jerseys are mint, i'll put up a photo some time soonish.
Anyway, not too much else of note has been happening. I'm really looking forward to this coming long weekend- I'm going to congreso with the youth group, about 8 hours south to Temuco. I guess congreso is kinda like a big chile-wide anglican camp or something, so it should be going off! We leave this friday night, arrive at some ungodly hour on saturday, have congreso, then leave on monday for the mammoth bus trip back: should be good times
Nathan
posted by Nathan Sinclair @ 2:34 PM
4 Comments:
Take lots of photos of your trip
Wow, sounds like heaps of fun,
what did you feed yourself before? I bet there are no cheap indonesian noodles for ya, haha!
glad all is going well and that you are getting some good kai. Dad is hoping to get a computer for me to use so you may hear more from your mum. I still need lots of help on finding what buttons to push so once I got the hang of my own Ill be humming. Love Mum.
MAte, It sounds phat.
like el papa said - take heaps of photos. you can always email them as well. If you do add me to the list.
the access to the gym sounds sweet.
take care
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