Voltei a acordar às cinco da manhã, mas desta vez sem galos. Passaram três horas e continuo neste buraco. Quando não sabes o que fazer vais dar uma volta. Um passeio pelo meio rural.
A Kiw, uma miúda que se agarrava às minhas pernas há quatro anos atrás, veio-me oferecer um snack de algas e seguiu-me de bicicleta. Já à chegada, encontrei uma senhora que falava inglês! Esteve cinco anos na Escócia mas não gostou do frio. Ajudou-me a anotar o menu no meu caderninho para não pedir sempre o mesmo. A Kiw só me deixou no restaurante. Bebi ainda um cafezinho antes de preparar uma aula que tinha marcada com alunas que deixaram a escola o ano passado. Correu bem, têm um bom nível mas um pouco de timidez e uma certa formatação. Sabem responder a "How old are you?" mas não conseguem a "What is your age?" e o sotaque é uma grande batalha para algumas. Amanhã há mais.
Fui jogar à bola com os mais pequenos como tinha prometido e depois fiquei para jogar com os graúdos. Rapazes na flor da idade com velocidade, força e alguns até técnica mas as decisões e a inteligência são muito fracas. Mas divertem-se muito. Vivem muito o jogo e fartam-se de rir. Jogámos até já não conseguir ver. Espero recuperar a minha forma jogando um bocadinho todos os dias.
Banhoca e janta. Voltaram-me a não deixar ir a pé para o restaurante. À vinda uma miúda perguntou-me se dormia sozinho (mas não é nesse sentido, acreditem). Sim, durmo sozinho, ando sozinho mas não me sinto sozinho. Talvez seja um irresponsável com quase 40 anos a ensinar palavras de inglês a miúdas, jogar à bola com miúdos 30 anos mais novos que eu, mas o meu coração sente-se bem. Há uma pureza e autenticidade na forma como me ligo a esta gente que sinto ser a forma como me deveria ligar a toda a gente. Mas isso não está só nas minhas mãos.
I woke up again at five in the morning, but this time without the roosters. It's been three hours and I'm still in this hole. When you don't know what to do, you'll go for a walk. A walk through the countryside.
Kiw, a girl who liked to cling to my legs four years ago, came to offer me a seaweed snack and followed me by bicycle. When arriving, I met a lady who speaks English! She had been in Scotland for five years but she didn't like the cold. She helped me to note down the menu in my notebook so I would can order something different. Kiw only left me in the restaurant. I drank a coffee before preparing a class I had scheduled with students who left school last year. It went well, they have a good level but are a little shy and have a certain formatting. They can answer "How old are you?" but they can't to "What is your age?" And the accent is a great challenge for some. There's more tomorrow.
I went to play with the little ones as I had promised and then I stayed to play with the older ones. Guys in the peak of age with speed, strength and some, even with technique, but the decisions and the intelligence are bad. But they have a lot of fun. They live a lot the game and laugh a lot. We played until we could no longer see. I hope to recover my form by playing a little bit every day.
Shower and dinner. I wasn't allowed to walk to the restaurant again. When returning, a girl asked me if I would sleep alone (and believe me, is not in that way). Yes, I sleep alone, I walk alone but I don't feel alone. Maybe I'm an irresponsible guy with almost 40 years teaching English words to girls, playing soccer with kids 30 years younger than me, but my heart feels good. There is a purity and authenticity in the way I connect to these people that I feel is the way I should connect with everyone. But that is not only in my hands.
I woke up again at five in the morning, but this time without the roosters. It's been three hours and I'm still in this hole. When you don't know what to do, you'll go for a walk. A walk through the countryside.
Kiw, a girl who liked to cling to my legs four years ago, came to offer me a seaweed snack and followed me by bicycle. When arriving, I met a lady who speaks English! She had been in Scotland for five years but she didn't like the cold. She helped me to note down the menu in my notebook so I would can order something different. Kiw only left me in the restaurant. I drank a coffee before preparing a class I had scheduled with students who left school last year. It went well, they have a good level but are a little shy and have a certain formatting. They can answer "How old are you?" but they can't to "What is your age?" And the accent is a great challenge for some. There's more tomorrow.
I went to play with the little ones as I had promised and then I stayed to play with the older ones. Guys in the peak of age with speed, strength and some, even with technique, but the decisions and the intelligence are bad. But they have a lot of fun. They live a lot the game and laugh a lot. We played until we could no longer see. I hope to recover my form by playing a little bit every day.
Shower and dinner. I wasn't allowed to walk to the restaurant again. When returning, a girl asked me if I would sleep alone (and believe me, is not in that way). Yes, I sleep alone, I walk alone but I don't feel alone. Maybe I'm an irresponsible guy with almost 40 years teaching English words to girls, playing soccer with kids 30 years younger than me, but my heart feels good. There is a purity and authenticity in the way I connect to these people that I feel is the way I should connect with everyone. But that is not only in my hands.
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