Just a quick word form the land down under (is that nickname already spoken for?)
Things are slowly but surely coming to a close for Our first tour of duty here in St. Kitts. We are at the 3-weeks-to-go marker and very happy about that. Alex is in the midst of preparing for the last round of exams. If memory serves she has one this Monday, another a week from this Friday, and another set of four that following week. To recap, one exam during week 1, one exam during week 2, and 4 exams in week 3.
Alex has been in the zone with her studying. She rolls, "on and on and on 'til the breaka' breaka' dawn." It has meant less time for us to hang out, but I should probably be focusing some energy towards my job. So, in reality, it's all for the best.
This week you in the states will be celebrating Thanksgiving, and we are no different. On Thursday the school I work at will have our own Thanksgiving meal with students and any family members who come to the school. It's apparently a big deal, requiring a tent to be set up outside because our building is not big enough to accommodate all of the attendees.
This prep school fiesta will be followed on Saturday by a more traditional Thanksgiving at our friends', the Chins, house. They are our age with a 1-year-old daughter, Ava. When I say "more traditional" I mean "more alcohol-y". It should be nice. Alex and I are contributing a sausage and apple stuffing.
Alex and I are flying out of St. Kitts on Friday, the 18th, and touch down in Philly that same day. Now-now, don't everybody jump up and volunteer to meet us at the airport (w/ Dunkin' Donuts coffee in hand) all at once. During our time we will be back in the Berkshires to say 'hi' to my family and, hopefully, making at least a day trip to Boston to visit our old friends. Beyond that we are looking forward to a well-deserved rest for Alex and myself and the opportunity to stuff our now-empty luggage with some much-needed supplies (like candy, toilet paper, and our Nintendo Wii).
