
The apples here are positively delicious, by the way. We got so many apples that our apartment is pleasantly apple-scented. But unfortunately, all the apples I got did not prevent me from coming down with the 'flu at the worst possible time; Christmas night, the day before an extremely busy and important day of teaching. Earlier this year I kept on teaching through a bad cold and a bout of laryngitis, but fever is a symptom that I cannot overcome; I just have to go back to bed until it's over. So I missed out on a Christmas party with some middle school kids that I was really looking forward to, and on my last lessons with the group of doctors that it has been my pleasure to teach for the last three months. Now and in future posts, I think I'll refer to this group of people as "The Doctors" to make it clear I'm talking about a specific group of doctors...