A Short One If Possible

Hello readers. First, thanks to those who reply: Joe and Allison, Celine, J., Anne, and Kristin. I appreciate the opinions and discussion.

Now I will try to piece together some of my comings and goings. Since I last updated, one of the things I did was to start a Spanish class at work. I stay late on Wednesdays and this past week I had 6 students. I did Ruhi and we have 5 sections left in Book Two. Yay! We have three left in Book One. There's not much news to report except for one big thing.

Yesterday I found out that the people who rented my apartment through my agreement with the manager ended up getting evicted. There was a little drug dealing, domestic arguments, he punched in the bathroom door, they had a dog there without permission or paying the security deposit, and the list goes on. Oh. And the owner found out that the manager had sublet the place and the manager got into trouble. I felt so awful. I called him and we talked about it. Then he offered me the place back. He said he would like it if I was in the building again and he might even be able to get me a nicer apartment. I must say that I don't believe I would have been as nice. I wish I could say that I would have, and I think I probably would now after the kindness I was shown, but I think I'd at least be upset. I think he was. His voice sounded completely worn out, but he still sounded somewhat like normal.

So now I'm writing about my dilemma. I am trying to figure out whether that offer I got is a good idea. There are of course, several factors involved. One is that I want a guide dog so I think I need to stay where I am so I know the area. The other argument could be made however that I already know the area around the apartment building too and probably better because I had a more independence-focused teacher. Job wise, it's obvious that I should stay here and commute two miles instead of 6. Me living alone would force me to be independent again. However, I never realized how much I don't seem to be able to do. The tea making lesson went well... okay. I need to get labels for the tea. The main problem was that my hands are supersensitive. I was trying to pull the top of the kettle and I felt pathetic because it was too hot for me. As far as pouring goes, I couldn't do it because the normal way to pour things for someone who is blind is to stick your finger in the cup and when it gets wet is when you stop. Well, with hot water like that, you can't do it. So once again, I needed help. Because I love tea, it is really hard for me to not be able to make it. I can put the water on, mix it, and take the teabag out when I'm done.

Well, I think I'd better go to the staff gathering. It appears to be that time. I'll probably continue this later this afternoon. Take care and I hope for joy and prosperity for all of my loyal readers and not so loyal readers. Take care.
Leena