Away From Home
Bon Bini from sunny Korsu!!
We are buried in a stretch where I teach for 4 weeks
without a day off. Oh the horror. The
Veenstra's -- Carolina, Nick and Hank -- are here and it
seems that swimming in February is a bit of a novelty to
them. Go figure. We climbed Mt. Christoffel
(all 375m) on Saturday and spent the rest of the day
snorkeling at Playa Knip. We spent most of Sunday
recovering from Saturday at the Hilton Beach resort.
You may
recall that I almost croaked on Mt. C. in August -- it
is amazing what a difference losing 20 lbs. and being
here 6 months (and being 12 degrees cooler) makes on a
person. I actually was able to speak in complete
sentences at the top on this trip. It was 85
degrees but there was a nice breeze and that makes a
huge difference.
The
Veenstras have that Dutch thing going, and Carolina can
lay on the Spanish pretty well, so it is amazing the
things we are learning. It is very convenient to
finally have someone tell us what our utility bills have
to say. They also are doing a great deal for the
business at Bakerij de Zon (Bakery of the Sun) where
apple flaps, croissants and almond tarts are a favorite.
They also brought about 80 lbs. of books, thanks to the
efforts of Beebe, Roberts and Bryan PLLC. It was
like Christmas all over again and my room is trashed as
I try to fit all the books into my curriculum.
Anna and
her buddies Lizzie and Mikayla Ribeiro, and Deborah
Chong are practicing for the Talent show next week in my
room. They are singing "Tomorrow" from Annie.
I want to cry but I think it will throw them off.
We also
celebrated Anna's birthday for the last time on February
19th. She had about 6 different celebrations based
on visits of grandparents, aunts and the arrival of
presents at various times. Birthdays are a big
deal down here. Everyone congratulates the other
family members on the birthday -- Bon Pabien.
Hope all
is well up North and if anyone sees Christine Josok give
her a big kiss for me -- she'll know why.
Ajo, te
mayan
Keith
