Singapore!

Hey All,

Some of you are wondering where I am and I am behind on blogging and ahead in traveling. I left India with so much in my head and my heart that before I knew it we were in Singapore! Singapore was a 360-degree turnaround from India. It is clean and organized in kind of a “big brother” kind of way. They have lots of rules to keep the city in tiptop condition and so it makes it safe and easy to get around. There is a LOT of shopping in Singapore! The first day we didn’t have any plans and so we went into the main part of the city (the whole island is only 26 miles long! It could be run!) And I have to admit; I caved and went to Starbucks. It was my first coffee since August. There was 2 huge yellow labs sitting out front and the holiday cup was a little pre-game for when I get home at Christmas! We wandered around and looked in the windows of all the designer shops and all the malls. Then we took a tram over to Sentosa, which was an island built for tourists. They have Orlando Studios and the Hard Rock Café and lots of touristy things to see and do. They had a butterfly garden and beaches and resorts. We saw a surf competition going on and the surfers were in these huge glass boxes with high-powered water. The whole thing was really weird. We felt like we were in Pleasantville or some made up city. That night I went to the zoo for a Safari dinner and Halloween party. The zoo was really great, similar to San Diego or Washington DC. They had a big Halloween party and that was Halloween. Actually, on the ship, a few days ago, the little kids came by and went trick or treating from cabin to cabin and so we had Halloween on the ship too! I hope everyone had a good Halloween at home!

The next morning we got coffee again and wandered around town before grabbing lunch and heading back to the ship. When we left India I had 4 tests in 3 days and so I was exhausted in Singapore and it only took one day to get to Vietnam and so I had to do laundry and finish up any homework and get ready for Vietnam. And that is where I am now!!!

So happy to hear about the Giants and the Ducks! Three Cheers! Or as my mom likes to say, “three chairs!” hip hip horray! Hip hip horray! Hip hip Horray!