Never get too comfortable
And here i thought my routine is finally settled after a full year here. S has a best friend at school. I'm good friends with her mom. We're like minded, stay close to each other (maybe car pooling next year!) and the kids spend at least 2-3 days every week together. And we moms get to do our nights out/shoppping/watching movies etc. And now they have to go and move in July.
Then my book club. I didn't know any of the people there. And they all live so far away- average 20 kms away. Finally plucked up the courage to drive there, coordinated with the hubby that he is not travelling on the days of the book club. Studiously read all the books. Even managed an afternoon meeting with S over at above friend's place and A sleeping in the pram. And now looks like its on the verge of being disbanded since 5 of the 9 moms are moving abroad!!
And keeping fingers crossed for my driving test on July 9th. Things look bad if i were to fail. S school and A's playgroup are not well connected by public transport and it would take 3 times the time to manage the current schedule we have. Am giving the car for repair on Monday and will be car less on Monday and Tuesday and already fretting. On Monday we have S ballet class after which we pick up A from playgroup. It's not possible to manage that without the car so I have to request a change in the ballet class timings to a later class and request to pick up A earlier. Then walk 1.6 km with both kids from A's school and take a train to reach the ballet class. As against 10 mins of drive time. Sigh i think we'll stop all activities and hibernate at home if i fail. Why do they have different driving standards in every country. They should give a reprieve to expats.
And finally the language. Now its been nearly 9 months of German classes, twice a week. So when i went to my neighbour's house for tea i very confidently started the conversation in German thinking i was well prepared. And she was very impressed that i'm making the effort and continued the whole evening in german. I could figure out every other word and nodded politely and tried to respond in coherent sentences which i hoped were not too tangential from what she'd just said!
Lesson learnt. Be on your toes always..
And here i thought my routine is finally settled after a full year here. S has a best friend at school. I'm good friends with her mom. We're like minded, stay close to each other (maybe car pooling next year!) and the kids spend at least 2-3 days every week together. And we moms get to do our nights out/shoppping/watching movies etc. And now they have to go and move in July.
Then my book club. I didn't know any of the people there. And they all live so far away- average 20 kms away. Finally plucked up the courage to drive there, coordinated with the hubby that he is not travelling on the days of the book club. Studiously read all the books. Even managed an afternoon meeting with S over at above friend's place and A sleeping in the pram. And now looks like its on the verge of being disbanded since 5 of the 9 moms are moving abroad!!
And keeping fingers crossed for my driving test on July 9th. Things look bad if i were to fail. S school and A's playgroup are not well connected by public transport and it would take 3 times the time to manage the current schedule we have. Am giving the car for repair on Monday and will be car less on Monday and Tuesday and already fretting. On Monday we have S ballet class after which we pick up A from playgroup. It's not possible to manage that without the car so I have to request a change in the ballet class timings to a later class and request to pick up A earlier. Then walk 1.6 km with both kids from A's school and take a train to reach the ballet class. As against 10 mins of drive time. Sigh i think we'll stop all activities and hibernate at home if i fail. Why do they have different driving standards in every country. They should give a reprieve to expats.
And finally the language. Now its been nearly 9 months of German classes, twice a week. So when i went to my neighbour's house for tea i very confidently started the conversation in German thinking i was well prepared. And she was very impressed that i'm making the effort and continued the whole evening in german. I could figure out every other word and nodded politely and tried to respond in coherent sentences which i hoped were not too tangential from what she'd just said!
Lesson learnt. Be on your toes always..
1 comment:
Don't worry about your driving test. You have been getting good practice and should manage quite well.
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