Xadicha Odilova

#quote
“The longer you stay on the wrong train, the more it costs to get off and the further you’ll be from home. And no… we aren’t actually talking about trains”.
🕊️

The other day I loved the word “
time-conscious
” and today, with my IELTS level students we came across “
environmentally conscious
” in a Reading text.
Got interested and searched for more compound adjectives ending with
-conscious.
Just look at them! These are only related to the “
Personality
” topic
🤯
I frequently used only
“self-conscious”
🫥

Every day I at least apply my SPF cream, but today I went to work with absolutely zero skincare or make-up. In a very strange way, one of my Elementary honey-bun students looked at my face very carefully, and honestly, I expected him to say I looked tired or sick.
To my surprise, he said:
“Ms. Xadicha, you are beautiful today.”
I was genuinely happy - first, because he said it in English (he could’ve easily said that in Uzbek), and second, because Alhamdulillah for the natural beauty Allah blessed me with.
May God make our character as beautiful as our face
❤️

I’m exhausted - but blessed!
Yesterday our Inter Nation team was in Tashkent for the
“Yil Sarhisobi”
event. And today, with no Sunday break, I worked as usual. Then, to keep my promise to my son, we went to Penta Zone to chill out - and came back even more tired. Home is a mess and definitely needs cleaning ASAP.
But hey,
I’m grateful for the fact that I
have
something to be tired of and a house to clean
😁
Yesterday was truly unforgettable - from easygoing
“Uno” and “Mafia” games
to deep, meaningful conversations with amazing colleagues.

Becoming more and more “shameless” with my students lately
🙈
Yesterday a student asked, “Would you like some chocolate?” Old Xadicha would’ve said “no,” even if she actually wanted it.
But yesterday? I didn’t even want it that much - still asked him to get one for me too
😂
And today another student asked if I wanted coffee.
I almost calmly “
ordered”
a cappuccino… and she even brought a cheesecake with it.
Never been this open with my students.
New era unlocked
✨

Another legendary phrase from Lira Khafizovna:
“Ey, yo’qole! Boshimni og’rig’iga trimol bo’larmiding!”
🤣
Meanwhile, today I said to my male student who did his homework properly while others didn’t:
“Today my individual student won’t come at 12:00, so I’ll work with you during that time.
You are my hero today, and I will be your princess.”
The new students who joined today - wide-eyed, exchanging looks, and quietly trying not to laugh!
🤭

My brilliant math teacher, Lira Khafizovna, used to scold the carefree, lazy, and light-hearted students with:
“Ishqi yo’q eshak, dardi yo’q kessak!”
😁
Her Russian-Uzbek accent made it even funnier…
Some of my students today totally reminded me of her - I can’t stop laughing!
😂
Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately), scolding like that isn’t really acceptable these days… Otherwise, I probably would!
😏

This is a
Bubble Maker
🫧
- the star of today’s story!
Just so you can picture it
😁

Trying to be a conscious parent…
Yesterday my son asked to buy a bubble maker, and we did
🫧
In the morning, he wanted to take it with him to kindergarten. I said
“no”
, he threw a tantrum, and I eventually gave in. So he took it with him.
Later, when I came to pick him up, he was asking his nanny to return the bubble maker. Apparently, the administration had taken it away because it was distracting, and they had spilled all the liquid.
My son looked at me angrily:
-
“Nodira opa o’yinchog’imni to’kvordi.”
And I immediately reacted in the
classical Uzbek parenting reflex
🤦‍♀️
:
-
“Ertalab aytdim-ku, uyda qoldir deb.”
He started crying loudly - I think half of Samarkand heard him.
Then I realized I wasn’t meeting his emotional need. He didn’t need logic or teaching in that moment.
He needed empathy.
So I hugged him and said:
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“Meni kechir, seni tushunmaganim uchun. Achchig’ing chiqib xafa bo’ldingmi?”
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“Achchig’im chiqdi.”
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“Nimaga?”
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“Nodira opa to’kvordi.”
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“Nima uchun to’kdi, deb o’ylaysan?”
-
…
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“Menimcha, sen o’ynasang pol ho’l bo’lgan. O’rtoqlaringni paypog’i ho’l bo’lmasin deb to’kib yuborgan.”
Then he said:
—
“Yangisini olib bering.”
And I replied calmly:
—
“Yo’q. Chunki ertalab yo’qotib qo’yasan deb aytgandim, sen esa baribir olib ketaman deb turib olding. Endi muammoni o’zing hal qil. Xohlasang, dadangdan so’ra. Men yangisini olib bermayman.”
He immediately switched:
—
“Aya, qara, fura kelyabdi.”
And that was it. Storm over.
..
At the end of the day, we - as humans - mostly need our feelings to be seen and validated
❤️‍🩹
Even little children.

I’m doing everything in my power for my students
🤲
• Simplifying Inter nation’s Elementary level programme as much as possible to make it work for my Generation Alpha students - because they deserve
clarity
not confusion.
•
Demanding more
from my IELTS students (as I realized very few students have autonomous learning skills)
In a word, trying to be a teacher I needed when I was younger
💖