Catching up

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Dear Friends,
I wrote some of this last evening just before going to dinner at the Silk Road (Japanese Restaurant) with a fellow that I had met last year. That is only to say that coming back a second time is quite different than being here the first time. One already has a base of acquaintances, and just keeps adding to it.
Yesterday was the first absolutely beautiful day (weatherwise) that we have had in a couple of weeks, and today looks like it will be a repeat. Unfortunately, I spent most of the day in the computer lab, and am still not where I would like to be with the assignments. I have trouble following the directions for the Adobe 7 Photoshop Elements, which is actually written for Mac users.
The fact is that I am overwhelmed by this computer course, and my feelings of inadequacy when trying to do the homework for it. I spend hours each day trying to catch up on assignments, and thereby miss out on bridge and any other activity (like answering emails) that I might like to do.
As for Yoga; I could not get up off the floor at the outset, and it was rather embarrassing, but now I can. Also, most recently, I have even been able to do the position that is called "the dog" where one goes from all fours on the floor (hands and knees) to just hands and toes with the rear end up in the air. At first, I couldn't even attempt it, and suddenly I have been able to do it (sometimes).
Our schedule this past week has been completely scrambled, first, on account of bad weather and very high seas, and second, due to some malfunction of the propulsion system. The result is that we were a day late getting to Adelaide and to Perth, and have had to eliminate the stops at both Broome and Komedo, such that we have now landed in Perth and will sail directly to Bali from here. Nothing in life is ever absolutely certain. I have signed up for a cooking course in Bali.
I will have loads to tell you about, once I am home, and I have signed up for next year, also!
That's about it for now; I have a Yoga class today at 09:30, computer help at 10:30 and a tour of Perth/Fremantle Twin Cities with a cruise on the Swan River scheduled for this afternoon berfore leaving for Bali.
Our Purim Party has been postsponed until tomorrow.
Good wishes to all; if I don't answer your emails directly, please make due with my blogs. Thanks, Ann