The first swim of the year in the sea! It was a bit sunny but biting cold at times and the sea was rough, waves lashing over the pier. I had had too much to drink on Saturday night and so deserved the punishment. It was ok and not really a pleasure but I was glad I did it. Apart from that I spend a lot of time downloading lessons from the internet and cooking for myself .. I hate Sundays really.
Monday 22 – Friday26 February
I was glad to get up on Monday, anything is better than Sunday. Work was organised for classes. I was really wrecked after the day however. Dinner was stew in Lorraine’s and it was well received by all, especially me, of course. I also got books from Tony for the other class which should make things easier. We are now sorted almost, apart from the cd to go with each book. So listening exercises are not the best option now but I could just read the items. Classes on Tuesday were very easy but organisation of programmes to go with the books is another job. I have to cover as many topics, functions and tenses etc as possible and to improve their general levels of English. I finally got to phone the bank of Ireland and sort out mortgage payments etc, I think.