FRIDAY

06|11|10

0o0oh what I would give for an iced quad grande sugar-free caramel American with a splash of soy milk!! That sounds like heaven right about now…

Slept alright last night. I think it’s the rain that cools off the night and wakes me up. I didn’t have to use my shirt again as a blanket so I think that was a bonus too. I got up early to take a morning walk before going into the office. We had started out walking every morning but it seems that we have slipped on that so I’m glad we got one in today. Taxi went really well today, finally!! I got to sit in the front seat and I had it all to myself!!

Today I worked on the stamp library. We have a much unorganized book filled with all batik stamps that are either just design ideas, ideas that have just been made into samples and stamps that have been designed, sampled and used in previous seasons. So today I went through the book and tried to put it in order and find out which ones have been used for what. Its hard to get projects like this finished here because they get picked up, started and never get completed. We’re really going to try this time around to finish it off. I organized the folder as much as I could and I think that it would be best to make it an electronic file so we save paper and space in the office.

Ate too much bread for lunch today and in result I now I have a dough baby! Perfect for bathing suit time! I also picked up a MJ biscuit (Michael Jackson). Stay tuned for the photos… their really funny!! I’ll have to bring some home with me.. along with the Obama Biscuits .. those are my favorite! Anyways, we’re leaving now for the beach weekend!! Whoo Hoo!!!! I hope I get a tan!!!

The tro tro ride obviously took a lot longer than what was expected. Its ok though, ,we had a lot of fun on the way there. We had all threw in a few peswas for a carton of wine the ride to the beach. Halfway through the drive we opened the carton and passed it round till finished. This made the trip a bit more fun. Somehow I managed not to spill any red wine over myself though I can’t say that much for everyone else. We arrived at Busau beach just when the sun was going down. We stayed at Alaska beach resort and I’m so glad we did, the place had so much character. Each room was its own little round hut with a thatched palm leaf roof. They were either two or four bedroom room, we had to share beds which wasn’t a big deal, beds here aren’t anything near to being comfortable so its just a given that you’re not going to get a good night’s sleep. It’s kind of known too that I could sleep anywhere and I think that when I get back to the states with all this training I’ll probably be able to sleep standing up!

It was really too late to go exploring Friday night so we had to the woman Trisha get us wood and we had a bonfire on the beach. It was amazing! It was made with huge sticks of bamboo. They stood them upright and lit the tops of them so it was this super tall structure. You’ll have to wait a little longer for photos since my camera died and I’m borrowing everyone elses. Also when we were waiting for the fire to start everyone ordered dinner. I didn’t get anything but everyone else was super excited for their menu. It was filled with American and British dishes. Lots of burgers and chips!