Hey, Mister!

Officially we have 37 days left on this island, and the time is starting to go by quickly.

We bought our tickets to England on the computer two nights ago. I got to press the button, but it was very anticlimactic. I think it might have been different if it was a sure thing. Yes, we have tickets, so that means we will be on that flight to England; however, I still don't have my visa, nor a guarantee that I will get approved for one, so our fate is still in the hand of the people at the Home Office. When I have that visa in my passport, the villagers will rejoice; until then, I'm holding my breath, almost literally.

There's a typhoon heading our way, but no worries, it'll dessicate the Phillippines and then likely die out before it hits Taiwan. Even if it does reach this island it will hit the south end first and die out that way. In any event, I'll keep an eye on it and let you know we are still safe if it does hit the city. If you want to follow the typhoon yourself you can check out the Taiwan Weather Bureau website, http://cwb.gov.tw/V5e/index.htm.

Rob has one more week of work until he's finished being an English teacher in Taiwan, and I work fully until July 25th. I'm ok with that, my mister needs a break before we leave this country. Also, he's quitting smoking again starting his first full day off, so he'll need a little space in which to "cope" with that.

Anyway, I've been meaning to post something, anything for weeks and weeks, and this is pretty much all I've got.

ciao for now. xxx