After I got Anya off to school, I worked from home today. Knut is very accommodating to what is pragmatic for productivity. Which means, that 1.5 hours on the bus is not as productive as 1.5 hours writing at home, even though I do read on the bus.
However, I’m in the chore stage. There is always questioning: Do I research this topic next or write more now? Do I revise my previously written text or write more now? Do I figure out this software function/issue if it will help me be more efficient in the long run or write more now? I did some of all of the above, but I’m really trying to write the draft of chapter 4. It will all need to be revised and strengthened, but it seems critical to get things out on paper to see where the gaps and issues are now.
I was a bit down as a result of the chore of writing today when Anya got home from school. She had a good day, including watching an America-centric documentary on World War II. It really is different seeing America through others’ eyes. I remember hearing that my brother had studied American history while in school in Hong Kong–a British colony at the time. A bit of a different perspective!
Anya did some online English and plugged away a bit more on writing. Later in the afternoon, we took the bus to a mall that we hadn’t visited yet. It wasn’t huge, but I liked the pace and design. Anya found a pair of pants that weren’t outrageously price, and so I bought them for her to wear on her “internship” next week. (More about this next week.)
After checking out the mall, I went by bus to my school. Knut had planned a dinner for the Maasai Research Group, hosted by he and his wife, Berly, in their home. They are so kind and hospitable.
Anya was invited, but she didn’t want another long dinner with theologians/Bible scholars. So, with her new empowerment through her youth pass (only available upon her 15th birthday), she opted to head home for an dinner of cheese tortellini.
After dinner at Knut’s, we had a discussion in the study about the future readings we’ll do as part of collaborative discussion. There was also a review of literature and a really old map of Africa from the 1600s that Knut has.
After our book discussion, we had the most amazing meringue and whipped cream “cake” with fresh fruit that Berly made. Yum! It was the best thing I’ve had in Norway yet!
Fortunately, there was a bit left, and Knut offered for me to take it home to Anya, which I did (and a little bit more for me). Anya gushed with gustatory gladness! (Now, I’m beginning to sound like Elenn, so I’d better go to sleep!)
So, I was encouraged after the evening with my colleagues–and refreshed by Berly’s cake.
With blessings,
Beth