After the reunion ceremony, I walked home and then went to the disco again. This evening it was packed and had a larger crowd because of all the graduates that where in town. As typical, whenever I attend a disco, a lot of the 16 and 17 year old girls spend their time trying to catch my eyes. Fortunately, as I've proven time and time again, I have remarkable restraint when it comes to forming relationships. I talk and talk and talk, but I also don't do anything else. This is particularly true for my relationships with students, there can be no good coming from me having a relationship with a girl under 18. Even over 18, there are still many difficulties. I leave this country in less than a year and a half, and the prospects in my town aren't interested in a short term relationship. It just keeps things fairly interesting I suppose, students here are just as bored as I am.
Every action I do is scrutinized to the utmost. I can't help but think how stressful a relationship might be if I decided to go down that road in this small small village. Marriage is no joke to many of these people, it's their livelihood to combine incomes. Especially teachers, teachers here, right now, make barely over $100 a month. It's a tough world and collaboration is important to survival.
Nate
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