Corona virus lock down of 2020

Sunday April 12, 2020

Good morning beautiful world.

I have now been in Albania for a month. Crazy I am still thinking that am I really here. But yes, yes I am. I miss my boys so much, but they are doing good. I video chat with them every other day. Zaydin is getting bigger and Sebastian is getting a couple of freckles on his face. I am learning new thing and ways to cook meals. I would love to learn to make bread but I need to get a pan as I do not have one. Not sure I want to buy one ither but we will see. Its been around 2 weeks since I wrote. The place I am staying at is wonderful. I am truly blessed to have met them. I have gone and worked in the field a couple of times. We were going to go today, however my hosts mother is tired. Which is probably better because she over works herself far to much. She makes her own bread and most of the time her own butter. It is pretty cool.

Borders are closed and we are still on a lock down. In order to go to the supermarket or do any other essential things we need a permit to do so. So we have to text a number with for me its F for foreigner and passport number and then the time like 0900 no dots or it will say you did it wrong and it has to be in military time. We can leave for one hour. I tend to go out longer so I can get a nice walk in and I keep my distance. When I was out on Friday April 10 a police officer stopped me and asked me here my mask was. I said I didn't have one and he didn't say anything else. Maybe because I spoke some English. I do not know but I started walking and he started talking to someone else. I seen many people with out masks. However some supermarkets do want us to wear them.

It is so beautiful here and I am learning patience more and that being in a rush so much just causes more stress. I have so much time to think of a hundred different things. I will appreiate the time that I am here because ill go home and then I'll miss the beautiful people here and the organicness. The walks for sure. I rode in a car the other day for the first time since leaving Greece. Life is a beautiful adventure and of course there are many struggles and stresses. I pray and hope that when I go home I remember to remain paitence. I learned alot before coming here and I have learned alot while being here. What I have learned will help me succeed in my own ways of my life. I still get overwhelmed and frustrated but remembering to keep that in check and to take a break when my brain gets to overwhelmed. There will be days in the future that I will break down again. While I have had a different out look on life the past 10 months or so and have learned such a great deal. I have to remember to remain calm.

I was looking into teaching English to Chinese children on line. However I do not have any props and I think it will mentally exaust me. While people may disagree of have different opnions I need to do whats best for myself. I am making the english alphabet in a notebook and plan to try to see if I could maybe help teach some local kids a little english. I am also studying albanian more and will contiue to do that. Since being here I have been able to help out a few people and when I go home I will find a way to cotinue to help. My host helps people in an under privelaged area with donations and other things. Honestly my brain cant put words together or process much anymore right now. so I will go much love to everyone. Prayers for everyone everywhere especially those fighting the virus and working around it.

Much love

Teela Love

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