Sorry for the delay in updating the Blog. I had a sinus infection, a tummy bug and a rash all last week. I think Andrew thought I hated it here but honestly I was having a hard time because I felt so bad. Went to the doctor and got some antibiotics and I feel much better now.
The kids have started school and seem to have settled in. Alex had a few days the first week that she didn't want to go. She started island dancing tonight as an after school activity and is very excited about it. Elijah will be doing Futsal which is a soccer program while he is here. They will both start swimming lessons at one of the hotels next week and will probably do the kids sailing program at the Yacht club in April. (don't be fooled by the term "yacht club" because it is nothing fancy) It will cost us tons less for them to learn sailing here than it would in Melbourne, so we will take advantage of it. Andrew and I might learn something too.
School is suppose to start at 7:50 but it runs on “island time”. Believe it or not you can actually get stuck in the traffic here and be quite late. No one seems to care. The school bell in the morning and afternoon are 3 drums being played by students. The kids think that is really cool.
I have been doing Yoga on Monday and Wednesday mornings. Today we did it poolside at the nicest hotel in town and it was lovely to look over the water and hear the waves. I am also looking into volunteering and helping with the Parents group at the school.
I am going to see Ali Campbell this week. He was the lead singer from UB40. For those who don’t remember them, the big hit in the 80's was "Red Red Wine". It is a huge deal here because they love their Reggae. I am hoping that it is betel nut and alcohol free. Otherwise it might get a little crazy.
Andrew is working hard and will be leaving tommorrow to one of the remote islands for a couple of days. I hope the weather stays nice because last week there was heavy rain all week and flights and boats were cancelled. If he gets stuck, we might not see him til next week.
He is still running like a mad man. I don't know how it does it in this heat but he did a short triathlon and came in 4th place. He says he needs to work on his swimming but I give him credit for being out there. Besides swimming, I find it hard to to do much outdoor exercise unless it is first thing in the morning or after the sun goes down.
I will try to take more pictures this week and update the Blog sooner next time.
Good morning, how are you?
ReplyDeleteMy name is Emilio, I am a Spanish boy and I live in a town near to Madrid. I am a very interested person in knowing things so different as the culture, the way of life of the inhabitants of our planet, the fauna, the flora, and the landscapes of all the countries of the world etc. in summary, I am a person that enjoys traveling, learning and respecting people's diversity from all over the world.
I would love to travel and meet in person all the aspects above mentioned, but unfortunately as this is very expensive and my purchasing power is quite small, so I devised a way to travel with the imagination in every corner of our planet. A few years ago I started a collection of used stamps because trough them, you can see pictures about fauna, flora, monuments, landscapes etc. from all the countries. As every day is more and more difficult to get stamps, some years ago I started a new collection in order to get traditional letters addressed to me in which my goal was to get at least 1 letter from each country in the world. This modest goal is feasible to reach in the most part of countries, but unfortunately, it is impossible to achieve in other various territories for several reasons, either because they are very small countries with very few population, either because they are countries at war, either because they are countries with extreme poverty or because for whatever reason the postal system is not functioning properly.
For all this, I would ask you one small favor:
Would you be so kind as to send me a letter by traditional mail from Solomon Islands? I understand perfectly that you think that your blog is not the appropriate place to ask this, and even, is very probably that you ignore my letter, but I would call your attention to the difficulty involved in getting a letter from that country, and also I don’t know anyone neither where to write in Solomon Islands in order to increase my collection. a letter for me is like a little souvenir, like if I have had visited that territory with my imagination and at same time, the arrival of the letters from a country is a sign of peace and normality and an original way to promote a country in the world. My postal address is the following one:
Emilio Fernandez Esteban
Avenida Juan de la Cierva, 44
28902 Getafe (Madrid)
Spain
If you wish, you can visit my blog www.cartasenmibuzon.blogspot.com where you can see the pictures of all the letters that I have received from whole World.
Finally, I would like to thank the attention given to this letter, and whether you can help me or not, I send my best wishes for peace, health and happiness for you, your family and all your dear beings.
Yours Sincerely
Emilio Fernandez