It's all booked. I'm going to the Gobi next week for the vacation we have coming. It's going to be nice not to think about school for once for at least a few days. I woke up this morning thinking I had to get ready for school and then it finally dawned on me that it was Saturday!

Everyone is also thinking about what to do at Christmas. I have decided, thanks to some help from some other teachers, to go to Bali. I will put out the invite to anyone who wants to join me there over Christmas, come! It's inexpensive and really fun! I am planning on going for 2 and a half of the 3 weeks I have off then. That is just seriously too much time to spend alone here and the cost to fly home is, guess, outrageous.