Here we are on the first day of 2015. It is odd to reflect how time passes – it was nine years ago now that fed up with university, I was working my butt off at the Royal Botanic Gardens Tearooms in Melbourne trying to make enough money before the husband and I embarked on […]
Christmas
It is the day after Christmas – what we in Oz call Boxing Day. Notwithstanding that the company is American (and Americans do not have Boxing Day) most staff have been granted a quasi-holiday – that is, they are still required to attend work but afforded a little sleep-in so that the working day really […]
Week 4
Somehow, I find myself having been in this place for almost one month. I am truly starting to lose track of the weeks – and had to actually count back to confirm that this really is week 4. My 30 day visa expires on Boxing Day – and so if the same occurs as it did […]
Week 2
It is coming up to 2 weeks that I have been here and I am now somewhat familiar with the compound. I am otherwise VERY familiar with our apartment and the poolside gym. After a brief moment of despair mid last week (in the what on earth am I going to do all day category) […]
Day 7
It has now been almost a week since I arrived. There is still some adapting to occur – however it is not the place to which I must adapt – I am content living in this tropical paradise with its mist and humidity for the time being. Rather, it is the lifestyle which to me […]
Day 1
So here I am in Malabo – a place until recently I had never heard of, and therefore, a place I had never contemplated that I would actually be. The idea behind this blog is to provide a sense of the place which is to (theoretically) be my home for the next 12 months. It […]