30 October 2015 · Sara Marugan
One more birthday!
This article was machine-translated from Sara's Catalan original. The writing is hers; the translation has not been reviewed by a person. Read the Catalan original →
We started classes at 8 this morning. The sixth-form group came in fancy dress, as did every other group I taught today. Teaching phonetics and syntax to a room in costume is rather fun — all the more so when it is your birthday.
When classes ended I walked down the Rambla under a spectacular sun, with the scent of the flower stalls in the air. All so lovely! And I was not alone: I had breakfast with Santi, a great friend and historian (a doctor in history, in fact — credit where it is due), and lunch with Quirze, another great friend, also a Catalan teacher. An unforgettable lunch and a very enjoyable walk afterwards. Then another friend, Leandro, brightened up my afternoon. Tomorrow, a family celebration, and in the evening with the great and only true friends: Cèlia, Núria and Sara. In between, marking exams and exercises.
What would our birthdays be without friends? To all of them — and to those I have failed to mention — thank you for remembering me.
And thank you to today's students, who took it upon themselves to sing me «Happy Birthday» in class, because they read this blog and knew I would be writing this post. A hug to you all!
