It is really nice to sit on the back step and watch the feeder. Birds of all sorts came in order to welcome me back. It’s cooler here in the trees. I could wear several shirts here a day. I am still not used to sweating every time I go outside. So, there were lots of clothes to wash in the afternoon.
It’s hard to believe our remaining time is so short. A month of vacation time here has gone much too quickly. Although it will be exciting to explore Hong Kong from Sunday, it’ll be very sad saying goodbye here.
I have a few resolutions to accomplish before the next visit:
It has been so long in coming that it seems hard to believe I would do well to lose 50 lbs. I haven’t been physically unable to climb the mountains or any tasks. Yet Sri Lankans are generally smaller people. I would like to get my ass to a size that would better fit into a bus seat for my next visit.
I recognized only the most basic communication such as ‘good’ and ‘okay’. Other words like ‘beautiful’ and some numbers were familiar. Of course, ‘drink’ and ‘eat’. Yet it’s odd that that I recall more Arabic for my years in the Gulf. Jay is too fluent to be a great teacher, but what a resource I have! I figure that this island will play an important part in the rest of my future, so I really have a sound reason for studying.