week eleven

today is the day

in the middle

of our Icelandic adventure

but the todo list

is still so long

•

go on a walk

for 3 minutes

and do a midterm evaluation

of Eskihlid

is it too early

to miss the house

that smells so bad?

•

a full week

of solidarity projects

from Family Aid

emptying containers

and putting the stuff

back inside

(living the Sisyphus life)

to sorting clothes in Salvation Army

and dressing up mannequins

while listening

to the same 10 songs for 4 hours

00’s pop songs for the soul

traditional Icelandic meat soup

and too much chocolate

for the body

•

a wild free day inbetween

enjoy it by staying in bed

the weather these days

is not that great

but life reopened

and it does feel great

to sit in warm water

for hours on end

•

if you found your life too exciting

do some shifts in Red Cross

buy some pants or shoes

and try your best

to explain why

you still don’t speak Icelandic

•

the newbies are here

it feels so weird

so different

a pattern that repeats

over and over

before, while, and after you leave

•

living upstairs

is so much better

I might even get used to

the street light

shining in my face

every time I go to sleep

so much for finding a place

without light pollution

•

I write a poem

every other day

it’s like a therapy session

for myself, with myself

but now, the tables have turned

the originals are in English

with translations in Estonian

eleven weeks of constant English

apparently does that to you

I hope the Estonians

can forgive