Day 5 of Epic Volcanic Disruption of Epic Proportions...

I'm entering into day five of being unable to return back to the UK. As most of you have heard (unless you've been living under a rock for the past four days...), a volcano erupted in Iceland, late Wednesday, grounding thousands of flights in and out of the UK/EU. My flight happened to be one of the first flights cancelled this past Thursday, but was luckily re-booked for this Tuesday. With this said, there is no guarantee that BA will give the flight the go ahead to fly; I could still be in the US come the end of the week.
Everyone keeps telling me that 'this is completely out of your control'; however, I still feel a sense of anxiousness and (slight) guilt at the idea that my students will be without an English teacher for anywhere from 2 to 5 days (depending on my Tuesday flight status). The fact that my older students have exams coming up intensifies my anxiousness and guilt ten fold. With this said, I'm thinking this may be the perfect time to try out the strength of Walton High's computer technology. If we could, somehow, connect to Skype, then I would be able to at least teach my exam classes during the days I miss. Not only would this be beneficial for the students, but perhaps would be a step forward with the use of interactive technology in the classroom.
Funnily, the more I reflect on being 'stranded' (if that is what one would call it), the more I realise how much of my life primarily resides in the UK. My apartment and belongings are all there. My boyfriend is there. A very positive realisation indeed. It shows I've really acclimated myself to living in England; not only that, but I still retain the same genuine enjoyment of living overseas. A seriously reassuring tid bit, indeed.
And so I wait until tomorrow to find out the next piece of news, which will lead me to (hopefully) returning home once again. In the mean time, I've been so happy to see everyone whom, had this blasted volcano not gone off, I would not have seen due to time constraints. See, even volcanic ash can have a silver lining...