Y7 D353

I almost typed Y76 up there. Man, I don't know if I will even be around in 69 more years let alone still writing via this format. That would only make me like 117. No problem, right?

Up super early today to do this private 5-1 training. On one hand it will make for an early finish but this is rough for sure being up this early. Normally I would be off to an airport at this time. Not today. Nope. Just sitting in my chair.

Finished my class up yesterday around 2:30 and meandered about for a while. At 5 we headed out to visit our friends. We have seen them all of once in the 7 months we've been here and that was the Monday after we got here. Sad. Now that we've been here a while, we realize they are like right around the corner from us which makes this even tougher. It was nice hanging out with them for sure. They're good people and one of my other friends from way back when is currently staying with them while he finds a place up here too. We had a nice dinner at a hole in the wall mexican place then went back to their house to socialize for a while. My one friend who is staying with them, had a portable A/C unit he said we could borrow until he needs it back. Score. We got home around 8:30 and the first thing I did was set that up. In less than an hour it had managed to drop the temp in here by two degrees. Nice.

Went to bed around 9:30 to get up for this thing. Teach today, teach tomorrow, then I get a break until Monday. So many. Then it's London time. One more week and a day until I leave. I did have a bit of stress about that yesterday. I got an email from the hotel saying my CC was declined. Stupid bank with their stupid fraud. You let the $2500 plane ticket go through but then you decline the hotel stay because you think it's fraud? Um... I managed to get a hold of the bank and resolve the issue. I just got an email from the hotel saying it's all good. Thank goodness. It's one thing to be stuck in OH or TX and need to deal, another in London. I have to remember to turn on international calling while I am gone too. Need to do that this week.