When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Hello all,
So the past week was kind of crazy because of the series of unfortunate events. First, on my way back from teaching I realized that my bike had a flat tire. It was bad because it was a two mile walk home from the school on a cold and very windy day. Next, I accidentally washed my blackberry phone in the washing machine. My phone was completely destroyed. Lastly, my headphones to my mp3 player decided to stop working. All this could have destroyed my week but I decided not to let these unfortunate events get me down. I thought about everything I had to be grateful for such as my amazing students in both the Netherlands and at E. Rivers. Also, I was grateful to be in Europe and to have met such cool new friends. So, I took my bike to the shop and got the tire replaced and I also have a new phone being shipped to me from America. I thought that my headphones may break while I was here so I actually brought a second pair of headphones.
So instead of thinking about all the bad things that were happening to me I took a deep breath and thought about what I have to be grateful for. After doing that I wrote out a list of what I needed to do to fix my bike and replace my phone. This kept me from thinking too much about the bad and turning it into a good day. Even though my bike had a flat tire and my phone was destroyed I still had an amazing week with my friends and with my students. I even found a few cool new cafes around me. Life gave me lemons and I made lemonade.

Until next time,
- Jack aka Mr. Ellsworth

PS- The first picture was taken at a cafe that gives out free vegan dinners on Mondays. I went there with some of the other international students in my building