Smell The Coffee

Thank you! I blame Steiner School entirely. They made us learn poetry by heart from day one. Plus, I used to do quite a bit of acting. But it freaks people out at times when I remember these details. Half the time I’m not even conscious of doing it. Learned to warn people over time. As in, “I’m not stalking you or a freak. My memory really is like that.”

But there are things I forget, too. The things I do remember are very detailed though. Like a movie in my mind.

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Thank you! And not to come across as conceited, but it really is. Here’s another funny thing though. I most likely won’t be able to tell you how many people were in a room, but the ones I noticed I’ll tell you everything about them, including how they acted, their character, and the vibe they face off. I counted it by being literally useless when it comes to practical life.

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Well, useless in the sense of compared to those perfect housewives I see here. You know, once in a while I attempt comedy, and I’ll attempt a British voice, and I can’t pull it off. I’ll use some words like chuffed and knackered, but it didn’t work when I lived there, and even my British friends were in stitches. So let me rephrase that. I approach practical matters differently to the average person. I went to see a friend a while back, and he was sweeping in front of the house, so I offered to help. Had no clue what I was doing, compared to him. And he’s barely house broken himself. 🤣 Obviously, I can clean and do laundry, but some people just have that knack.

Another example, I was helping a friend set the lunch tables at her place of work because she was swamped. She was doing the places opposite of me, and try as I might I could not figure out how to set the damn cutlery.

Funny you should say that about it being my destiny. I would like to believe that helping others where cultural understanding and identity are concerned is my destiny, because of the way I grew up. So I’ve been sending out some feelers on Facebook and looking at jobs. Also part of the whole “should I stay or should I go” mindset I’m in. Or rather, I know I want to be able to split my time (more or less) evenly between Helsinki and Finland. So looking into lots of freelance options.

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🙂 thank you. Fingers and toes firmly crossed. I can’t complain about teaching these days, but I’m ready to spread my wings once again.

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English and German mainly. But also Hungarian and French for beginners these days.

Plus, waiting for some writing stuff to happen. Possibly. And thanks for the encouragement! Means a lot.

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Like the Energizer bunny.

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