manic monday

I must say, Mondays are usually unpleasant. Not just in the normal way, but also most of my work friends have a Tues-Saturday shift. I'm left all alone in my corner of the office. Today was especially unpleasant because it was the first day back from vacation. Where do you go for vacation when you live in one of the most desirable tropical islands in the world? Another tropical island. Tom and I and some friends went to Gili Air. It is one of three small islands off the coast of Lombok, which is the next island to the east of Bali. We had travelled to Gili Trawangan before, and that was a riot. So we thought we'd try one of the smaller less populated islands this time. We basically had endless beach time. We sat on the beach, walked on the beach, ate at restaurants situated on the beach, snorkelled, and swam in the ocean. I must say, it was some of the most incredible snorkelling I have ever done. We saw sea turtles, thousands of fish, sea urchins and I was the lucky one to see a 4+ foot long eel. No sharks, unfortunately. We might make another trip to Padang Bai (a port city on Bali) and try to swim with sharks again there. Okay well it's time I got to teaching. Hope you enjoyed the mini-blog.