Hi Internet!
So I have ditched my cards and decided to use cash only always, which isn't really so unique - people do that often if they decide to try and make their money last throughout the month...
Well Icelandic money isn't that complicated we have the Króna, you have the basic 1,5,10,50&100 króna coins, then you have the 500,1000,2000&5000 króna bills, so it's not exactly difficult to see that to one 100 króna coin you have either 20, 5 króna, two 50 króna etc. to make up for that, for one 500 bill you need 5 100króna coins and so forth, so why is it when I have to pay say, 1576 krónur and only have a 2000 króna bill and 76 krónur in coins that it's so difficult to figure out the fact that I get a 500 krónur bill in return??? seriously, young people working the cash register are so dense with cash it's terrible, they take forever counting and recounting and trying to understand what I asked them to do (that is to give me a 500kr bill back) that the people behind me are usually about to explode with impatiante and muttering something about just using a debit card - seriously though - why is it that clerks don't have some minimal requirements for using every day math such as counting, adding and subtracting?!? I mean it's not like they need to know how to find the root of pi or anything?!?
And while I'm on the subject of clerks, is it too much to ask that my grandmother - who doesn't know a word in english - can go to the stores here in Iceland and be checked out in the language she knows - ICELANDIC??? seriously, why can't the store managers send their foreign workers to some basic Icelandic lessons???
ugh ok I'm done - sorry if I offended anyone :D
- Zi
20 september, 2009
08 september, 2009
Settling into a rythm
Hi Internet!
Things are good on my end, things are getting into a routine and we're all getting used to more workload. Kapitola is settling in at the Pre-school GREAT she loves her teachers, she loves her little friends and she is very happy there :) she got her symbol last week, they all have their own symbols to put on their chair, cubbie, sleeping area, basket etc. and her's is fruit :) they also learn how to use sign language to say their symbol.
Ragnar's symbol is the Lion and he has had it since he started in the pre-school when he was three years old. He is in the oldest class in pre-school now and is starting to get more schoolwork done and more structure into his dayplan to prep him for starting the first class in Grunnskóli (1-10th class, 6-16 year olds). Ragnar also started the Music school again, he's in the Suzuki program to learn to play the piano, he's doing well and we're getting into the swing of having a new teacher and practicing every day (which is hard when everyone has such different schedules we're basically running all day long).
I have gotten into full swing with studying (although I've been on sick leave last two days, bad sign this early in the semaster but I will go back tomorrow, and I've been trying to stay cought up). and I feel I'm getting a good grasp on everything I'm learning, except the Danish studies, well I'm doing good with the Danish studies - just not getting into the novel I'm supposed to read *eyeroll*.
Gummi is doing good with his job, he's still working 12 hour shifts for 7 days then 7 days off every other work week working 8pm-8am and the other work week 5pm-5am, which is why we're always running so much, it always feels like someone is about to be late somewhere *sigh* He also started jogging today - forgetting that jogging can make knee problems worse *sigh*... ohh and he's bald now...
The kittens are growing like WEED - they are purring and playing and sleeping and eating and doing all those cat like things - which is fun to watch ;) - although there is a behaviour Archie shows that slightly creeps me out - he tries to "nurse" for a lack of better word - on his brother *sigh* - and he really hangs onto him sucking on his fur for hours on end while purring obnoxiously loud... which is ok until Harry decides he's had enough and wants some comforting mommy time (that is sleeping right next to my face) and Archie follows him with his suckling which makes for some loud double purring, slurpie suckie party right next to my trying-to-be-sleeping-ear...... *sigh* kittens - gotta lov'em :)
I shouldn't leave out the two other residents here our birds Kíkí and Kíta are very loud and very squawki as always and I'm afraid they will get eaten if the kittens won't loose interest soon...
Things are good on my end, things are getting into a routine and we're all getting used to more workload. Kapitola is settling in at the Pre-school GREAT she loves her teachers, she loves her little friends and she is very happy there :) she got her symbol last week, they all have their own symbols to put on their chair, cubbie, sleeping area, basket etc. and her's is fruit :) they also learn how to use sign language to say their symbol.
Ragnar's symbol is the Lion and he has had it since he started in the pre-school when he was three years old. He is in the oldest class in pre-school now and is starting to get more schoolwork done and more structure into his dayplan to prep him for starting the first class in Grunnskóli (1-10th class, 6-16 year olds). Ragnar also started the Music school again, he's in the Suzuki program to learn to play the piano, he's doing well and we're getting into the swing of having a new teacher and practicing every day (which is hard when everyone has such different schedules we're basically running all day long).
I have gotten into full swing with studying (although I've been on sick leave last two days, bad sign this early in the semaster but I will go back tomorrow, and I've been trying to stay cought up). and I feel I'm getting a good grasp on everything I'm learning, except the Danish studies, well I'm doing good with the Danish studies - just not getting into the novel I'm supposed to read *eyeroll*.
Gummi is doing good with his job, he's still working 12 hour shifts for 7 days then 7 days off every other work week working 8pm-8am and the other work week 5pm-5am, which is why we're always running so much, it always feels like someone is about to be late somewhere *sigh* He also started jogging today - forgetting that jogging can make knee problems worse *sigh*... ohh and he's bald now...
The kittens are growing like WEED - they are purring and playing and sleeping and eating and doing all those cat like things - which is fun to watch ;) - although there is a behaviour Archie shows that slightly creeps me out - he tries to "nurse" for a lack of better word - on his brother *sigh* - and he really hangs onto him sucking on his fur for hours on end while purring obnoxiously loud... which is ok until Harry decides he's had enough and wants some comforting mommy time (that is sleeping right next to my face) and Archie follows him with his suckling which makes for some loud double purring, slurpie suckie party right next to my trying-to-be-sleeping-ear...... *sigh* kittens - gotta lov'em :)
I shouldn't leave out the two other residents here our birds Kíkí and Kíta are very loud and very squawki as always and I'm afraid they will get eaten if the kittens won't loose interest soon...
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