Unexpected Gifts

I think everyone loves chocolate, but I especially love chocolate when it's unexpected. I often tell my students to give me chocolate when they are late and/or absent and don't send me an email. So I love it when I forget about it and then next class they give me chocolate, which I then share with the class of course.

Anyway, yesterday I was walking around the multicultural floor of the library and one student called me over. She had a gift for me from her grandmother. I have met her grandmother before and have been to her house for dinner. Well this grandmother decided to make me two hair accessories by hand. One is a lovely flower headband and the other is a hat that clips on to my hair. I was so surprised by the lovely gesture and note that came along with the gifts. I don't think this woman knows how much her kindness blessed me, but I'm going to try my best to let her know. I'll hopefully be able to give her something also handmade.

Also, I had lunch with a coworker, and dinner with others. The dinner wasn't as great as when I've gone with students, but I'm glad to have been invited and thought of. Eating ice cream the last two days have also blessed me. I don't know what today will be like. It's Wafuku Day, which means people will be wearing traditional Japanese clothes. I have dressed for it the last three years, but this year I'm not into it since I have three classes today. It's gonna be hot and I'm just not feeling in the spirit of it this year. Oh! Also I have bought my ticket home for the summer and I paid my rent. Little things I know, but I guess not everyone can say that. ttfn