Well, because of the Shi'ite Muslim religious observances today, we have the day off, but we're also kind of confined to the house--apparently some gatherings became violent last year and even resulted in some deaths. The students have an extra day to prepare for the test as an added bonus. And we have a bit more time to make sure it's OK. It's a long test, so the good students will be stoked to breeze through it, but the struggling students will get really frustrated--being lost for 3 hours is a major drag!
I have finally sorted out how to post video! I was using this web site freevlog.com to learn about how to make it happen. Thing is, they use a video hosting site that is a bit buggy, it seems, so I just decided to use youtube.com--shout out to Brian! Also, you can't edit video with Windows Movie Maker and post to the web--the hosting sites don't support the .msmmp (or whatever it is) format.
In other technical news, after several messages back and forth to customer support, SanDisk have decided that my music player is defective and are giving me a UPS label I can use to send it back in. Unfortunately, it's good for 10 days and I won't be back for another 20, so hopefully they can extend the offer. One thing they can't give me is a player that works while I'm on all these long flights and layovers--I should sue for pain and suffering!
Here's a tour, then, of the place where I'm staying, please forgive the cheesy narration. If I've done this correctly, you should be able to click on the embedded youtube video to activate it. Oh, the second guy you see--I refer to him as a guy who "drives us around," is Wais. I took this video one of the first days here, so we weren't buddies yet...
I have finally sorted out how to post video! I was using this web site freevlog.com to learn about how to make it happen. Thing is, they use a video hosting site that is a bit buggy, it seems, so I just decided to use youtube.com--shout out to Brian! Also, you can't edit video with Windows Movie Maker and post to the web--the hosting sites don't support the .msmmp (or whatever it is) format.
In other technical news, after several messages back and forth to customer support, SanDisk have decided that my music player is defective and are giving me a UPS label I can use to send it back in. Unfortunately, it's good for 10 days and I won't be back for another 20, so hopefully they can extend the offer. One thing they can't give me is a player that works while I'm on all these long flights and layovers--I should sue for pain and suffering!
Here's a tour, then, of the place where I'm staying, please forgive the cheesy narration. If I've done this correctly, you should be able to click on the embedded youtube video to activate it. Oh, the second guy you see--I refer to him as a guy who "drives us around," is Wais. I took this video one of the first days here, so we weren't buddies yet...
3 comments:
Hey man, loved the video blog! Pretty cool. Think you'll be able to do some filming around in Kabul?
Keep it coming,
Martin
Is ludicrously a word? I'll be using it from now on.
Thanks for the tour unfortunately I viewed it in the school library so no volumen no narration. My students think I am hard at work right now. LOL.
It looks pretty cozy. That bathroom is bigger than mine!
M - I'm a bit nervous about whipping out the video camera--it kind of draws attention and I'm not always sure if people want to be on video.
A - Then you saw it the best possible way--the narration is awful!
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