First lets start with an update from my last post.
Since my last posting, some of my friends on Xbox have learned of my being gay, and all is well in the Call of Duty world!.. We've had lots of fun with our little inside joke. I've never noticed when playing CoD that there're soooooo many things people say that can mean "other" things. Now that my friends know about me, I seem to notice them giving a little giggle here and there when someone makes on of "those" comments. We have a good laugh and say "if they only knew".
Something funny happened (a couple times now). I was playing with a friend (Call of Duty of course) and someone was getting mad because of how amazing we are.. and started calling names. OF course the first thing they say is.. "FAG!".. and our response "...... and?" or "wow.. you really nailed that one".. etc. Lots of fun.
The Fall
Back in April the school where I work was having a charity run. This is one of those things where the kids run around this dirt track on the playground and raise money for needy kids. WELL.. at the end of the day, it's the teachers and parents turn. So.. here we go, running... and running... and then.. I find myself falling... and falling... When I hit the ground I heard a loud pop sound, and thought that my head had hit a rock. I stood up and rubbed my head looking for blood, I didn't want the kids to see me bleeding. (The little ones would freak out) I didn't feel anything but as soon as I finished rubbing my head I could tell something was wrong, waaay wrong.
I walked to the finish line rubbing my now sore shoulder, and noticed a crazy bone sticking up. Realizing that I had broken my collarbone, I walked right into the nurses office along with lots of teachers helping. After a very VERY long wait, the ambulance arrived and took me to the hospital.
Thus began the painful road to recovery.
I'm feeling much better now and have little pain. It just stinks that this happened the last day of school before leaving for a 10 day vacation (Easter).
June, the month of sad goodbyes
This month will be my last month in my current school. I have loved every minute of being there, and the teachers are some of the most amazing teachers I've ever met. Two of the classes that I have this year I have been with for two years, and one of them every single day for 2 years. These kids have changed my life, and I love every one of them. They show me so much love every day I'm with them, and I hope I do the same for them.
The last day of school is June 24th. This will be one of the hardest days of my life. I can't believe I have to say goodbye to "my babies". On the last day I'm going to put them all into shock by speaking spanish with them. They have tried to teach me spanish over the last 2 years and I've always said the words wrong.. to the point that they tell me "Mykel, it's better you only speak Englishh" . So when I show up to class on that last day, walk in and do nothing but speak spanish with them.. they're going to FLIP out!.. I'm going to try and video this, so I can share the fun. I'll let you know how it goes.
July
Well, another summer of music in the Alps is here. I'll be going back to Austria this July for another 10 days of playing music with some of the nicest people you'll ever meet. This year I'll be playing Glinka, and Poulenc. The Poulenc is with a singer and sounds really interesting, I can't wait for that. The Glinka is something that I've wanted to play for a very long time, and finally I have the chance (Pathetic Trio for Clarinet, Bassoon, Piano).
Just before leaving for Austria, a dear friend from that music festival is coming to Madrid for a week long visit. I'll be playing tour guide to the lovely Norma. After our week of exploring Madrid, along with Christophe and Alli, we're driving 19.5 hours to Austria. We'll pick a cute little place along the way to stay for the night. This is going to be such a great road trip!.
ok... I need to go practice!!..
