“You can do one of two things; just shut up, which is something I don’t find easy, or learn an awful lot very fast, which is what I tried to do.” —Jane Fonda

On Wednesday we spent the day at the pool catching some sun and playing with Dr. Jennings children. They are terrific kids! After a day of getting bronze and beautiful, my roommates and I went to little India in hopes to do our interviews. We started out at the Banana Leaf for dinner. You actually ate off a banana leaf. The food was amazing. We ate an assortment of dishes with rice and naan. Then we went into the heart of little India. I don’t believe we were in the right area for shopping and interviews. We soon aborted that idea and decided to go to Clarke Quay! It was definitely the place to be if you wanted to listen to live music, dance, and eat by the water. The ladies and I settled in a bar where we grabbed a few drinks and partook in Hookah. It was a great night with amazing friends!

 

Thursday consisted of lecture at NIE with Singaporean students. It was interesting to find that there were many commonalities among the discussion and group work. Thursday night the ladies and I did some major shopping!! It was crazy how much damage we could do in about three hours! We were all exhausted when we came back to the apartment, but very happy with the amazing deals and souvenirs we bought in Singapore! Definitely more shopping to come!!

This morning (Friday) was rough. We were all so exhausted from the night before, but were up and on the bus by 8am to hit the island of Pulau Ubin. It was a rough few hours, but then we seemed to get a small second wind. However, the heat, a lot of walking, and sweat was not helping! We were able to see the sea and walk around untouched territory by the government. It was simply beautiful…Singapore before it became a metropolitan area. The local lunch was amazing! Between the chili and pepper crab and an assortment of vegetarian dishes we were all too full to move! Thanks to Amanda she captured a photo of me basically falling asleep at the table. After lunch we went back to the main land and hit the beach! Best part of the day…sticking my feet in the East Asia Sea and picking up sea shells! Worst part of the day…lost my camera.