Gabriella couldn't come today because she had a class, so I called her alternative caregiver, Paige, and she arrived at 10:30. It has been about a month and a half since we last saw her because she was on vacation in the United States visiting her family. John likes both of them, so it wasn't a problem.
Gabriella called later in the afternoon, and said that she was ill and didn't think it was a good idea for her to come on Wednesday. I called Paige, and she said she would be here.
After she arrived, I took my phone, my Spanish book, and my glasses, and I drove to Radek's house for our time together. We usually alternate meetings, so this week it was time for me to go to his house for the meeting. I spent the usual first hour speaking in Spanish English, and then the second hour was only Spanish. It helps a lot that I recorded the lesson, because sometimes I get a little foggy, and it's good for me to be able to listen to the lesson again. It's also good to have the lessons recorded because there are times when he's gone for a week or two, and we have no lesson. I usually that I usually spend that time re-listening to the old lessons. We are almost done with the first Spanish book, and probably, we will go in start it all over again just to keep refreshed on things that have been forgotten.
Earlier this morning, I woke up at 6:30, and made the usual trip to Carrefour to do the weekly food shopping. The cost this week was 220 PLN. ($61).
In the evening, we watched highlights of several of the NFL football games that were played yesterday, and unfortunately, are Chicago Bears team lost. However, later I read that there were several calls by the referees that were incorrect, and it was so severe that when complaints were made to the commissioner, all seven of the referees were suspended. Now, there is to be an investigation into the complaints. It will be interesting to see if anything happens because of it.
Meanwhile: Ukraine
During a state visit to India on Friday, Putin declared that Russia would seize Donbas and other land “by force” if Ukraine refused to withdraw.
But the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has projected that, at the current pace of operations, it would take several more years for Russia to fully occupy the entire region and Moscow’s victory is still far from guaranteed.
In remarks published Monday, Zelensky told Bloomberg News that negotiations over the US-led peace proposal remain blocked on “sensitive issues,” especially security arrangements and control of the Donbas.
He added that the negotiators still lack a common stance on Donetsk and Luhansk.
“There are visions of the US, Russia, and Ukraine – and we don’t have a unified view on Donbas,” Zelensky said.
“There is one question I – and all Ukrainians – want to get an answer to: If Russia again starts the war, what will our partners do?” he added, arguing that Kyiv needs strong assurances of security. Source-Kyiv Post
