The summer holidays, Rai, are over. The free lifestyle we've been leading for the past two
months comes to an end tonight as we get ready for the first day of school tomorrow. It's always a bit shocking for us teachers when the summer holidays end. Probably no other job has such a tough transition from holiday time back to work time. The sheer length of the holiday combined with the unfortunate fact that we have to start fresh, with a whole new set of students we have to discipline and win over makes it tough to get back into work mode.If it's hard for us, it's even harder for you, little Rai, because you know no other life than a life with both your parents around. It must be a bit of a shock for you to go from this ideal scenario to one where we both disappear early in the morning and don't show our faces until later in the day. It's a good thing the teaching day ends early.
I may be unnecessarily concerned about your ability to adapt to your new routine. We did a trial run with you spending the full day with the grandparents on Friday, and everything went fine --
more than fine, in fact. You were smiling wide when we came to pick you up and, I don't think I'd be mistaken to say that you hardly noticed that 10 hours had passed since we had left you there.For me, I'll miss those daily Rai walks in the morning most. Forever, our mornings in Golden Gate Park, at Ocean Beach, and walking the cliffs of Land's End will be the symbol of our carefree summer together as a family, and the first 4 months of your life.
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