With this Project completed I suddenly have a ton of free time. Not only are my evenings and weekends going to be free of concern, but…up to this point…we had 4 periods a week (2 back to back on Tuesday, 2 back to back on Thursday) dedicated to working on the Project. Now those times are set aside for students to give their presentations before the teachers. That means, for the next 2 and a half weeks…I’ve got 4 free periods and very light weekend work.

Which results in the most wonderful of fabulous days…Tuesday.

Tuesday starts at 8 am with Room Divisions Management. It is followed by another session of Room Divisions Management which ends at 9:45.

Then…

Nothing.

Nada.

Freedom.

If Switzerland wasn’t so damn expensive I’d dedicate that day to exploring. But the cost of getting out of town, the cost of eating out, the cost of doing things is a bit horrendous. I’m sure that I can figure out some cheap things to do…but damn, it kinda sucks.

To get up to Crans-Montana it costs 6.20 CHF round trip. Down to Sierre it’s 18.40. That’s just transportation costs.

But now that I’ve got my hiking boots and cold weather gear I could do some hiking. I talked to one native and he told me that there are kilometers of hiking trails around here. I will have to dedicate a couple Tuesdays to that for sure.

Of course I could dedicate those days to doing work. But I will be honest here. School is easy. There isn’t one class where I’ve had to do extra studying for. I shouldn’t get too cocky here though…I will be doing some additional reading and studying.

Speaking of that…I’ve got quite a crew of people that are looking for additional help with Accounting and Economics…some even with Marketing. I’m tempted to charge ‘em for it. But…well…I’m concerned about that. I’m worried that I wouldn’t do that great a job explaining…that I’d confuse ‘em more. I think I’ll try a couple simple study/tutor sessions and see how it goes.

Who knows…maybe my study sessions could pay for my Tuesday Ramblings.

Now that’s a thought…

Today is an awesome day. I say that for two really big reasons.

One, the Project is DONE and turned in.

Two, I got a package from my parents.

The Project has been a bit of a thorn in my side for a while now. It wasn’t terribly difficult to do. In fact I over did it a touch. It’s 3 different sections focused on Facilities Management, Room Divisions and Food and Beverage. 6 people worked on it with 2 people in each area…I was in F&B. I rather enjoyed parts of it…but there were some aspects that I definitely struggled with. Primarily I struggled with not taking over completely. I’m taking this whole school gig pretty damn serious and it was tough to not just do the whole damn thing when I know I could do an excellent job. That lead to stress, a little resentment, and a lack of patience. At the end it was just plain tough to finish up the work. So I took a deep breath, stepped back, and let them do the rest. With the language barrier, the different levels of experience, and the desires of everyone to show others what they found…at times it was just a free for all with no organization.

But that’s all done now and everything is turned in. WOO HOO! Now it’s just a waiting game until Week 8 (it’s Week 5) right now. In Week 8 our group gives our presentation to the three teachers, one for each subject. Personally I think that bit will be even easier.

The package was much needed. It’s been raining off and on since Thursday-ish and that means pretty cold temps. Up to this point I had 2 long sleeve shirts, one light jacket and one rain jacket. Without sounding like a fashion junky…I was getting a bit annoyed with wearing the same stuff every day. But now I’ve got a bunch of sweaters, several more dress shirts and my hiking boots (Oh I’m REALLY stoked about that…can’t wait to do some exploring). Thanks Mom and Dad! You two are the GREATEST.

So to congradulate this whole set of events I’ve got the music in my room very loud, door open with the fog rolling up and down the hills, and the heater on full…wearing a warm soft sweater (and other clothes! Damn people.)

Rumor has it that there is another package coming in soon…with “fun” stuff. My Mom is the BEST in the ENTIRE UNIVERSE at “fun” stuff. The clothes were a necessity, but the fun stuff is going to be the best part of all.

Life is very good (