timing really is everything...and contacts. well, a combination of who you know and timing, peppered with a little education. I got a phone call this morning at 8 am. It was a school number. hmmm, didn't really recognize it so i answered. good thing. It was a principal from a school and she wanted an interview. asap. what??? i've been in the city for less than a week and already an interview? sweet.
so, i donned my teacherly clothes, hopped in the car, and had the interview 30 mins later. all went smoothely, and she offered me the position, which is amazing, considering i haven't even been in the country for a month yet, found a place, moved in etc etc.
so, i'm a working man, as of monday. it's awesome, this life.
on a lesser note, i got my modem yesterday from the 'net company. i hooked it up...nothing. called the 'tech support', and they told me it wouldn't be running until friday. ok.
but....
a half hour after we spoke, the computer signed me in to my yahoo messenger, and everything was working. i was checking emails, writing them, doing flickr stuff...for an hour. then it stopped. cold turkey.
i called again. they told me that they had just been doing some diagnostics on my port and then had closed it until friday.
wait.
so, it was working, everything was fine, but....
you have to close it until friday? you couldn't have just left it open? strange one, that.
yerba is a plant that they chop and dry in argentina, southern brazil, and uruguay. You then put it into a gourd, known as a mate, and you drink it from a straw. You put in hot water. you share it with others in your group. it makes you feel good. The person who has the thermos is the pourer. he or she pours for everyone. you drink until your gourd is empty of water, then give it to the pourer. It' good for digestion and has a caffieneish effect. you can find it for cheaper here...actual argentine imports. the stuff in the previous post was 'canadian organic' from a natural foods store...hence the price.
bye and take care, all.
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