Vakantie en afscheid van AIS/ summer break and saying goodbye to AIS
Eindexamenklas '07
Graduating class '07
The summer break has started. This year it means that the kids will have a very long break, as the summer holidays don't start until July 9th. They aren't going to school from June 1st until September 3rd. When I look at it now, I better find some activities for the children. By now we have made a little bit of a schedule for our move. We are getting the keys to the apartement in castle Hill on the 7th and on the 12th and 13th the movers will be coming in to take away our stuff. On the 14th and 15th.The cleaners are coming in to make the house spick and span for the returning of the keys on the 15th. Let's hope they will be satisfied, as I had already heard
that some of the real estate agents try to keep your bond. After that we will still have 10 days left for Tony to finish up his job and to leave for Hong Kong. We will be staying in an apartement in the middle of the city, on Kowloon side for the first couple of weeks. Maybe for the best, as I can find some fun activities for the children, and we will start with the house hunting on the 27 th of June.
Butr first I will talk about the last week of school, as that made quite an impression on me. You would think that the children would have some difficulties saying good-bye to their friends, but it amazes me how fast they get back in their routine. Although I must say, that the 14 year old girls were quite emotional when they said their good-byes. When you have got children in the international school the turnover is much bigger. The mothers were very emotional, too. We also had to say good-bye to our friends, and as we were each others best friends for the past 2 and a half year, it didn't make it easy. It is so strange, I felt it was harder to say good-bye now, than when we left The Netherlands, but on the other hand very understandable as well, there will always be a moment we will be going back to Holland, but it will probably be the last time I will ever see these ladies again.
My best friends here were Betty, Angela and Annette. About a year ago Angela had started knitting and during this time she has dragged us with her to fairs and shops to buy some wool or a new project sheet. As a good-bye gift she has knitted each of us a scarf. The scarf is very welcome at this moment, as the winter here has really started. The houses are cold inside and I go outside regularly to warm up in the sun. The temperature outside can climb up to 22 degrees Celsius and with a little sunshine it's just beautiful.
Onze laatste bakkie koffie bij Starbucks, met nieuwe sjaal
Our last cuppa coffee at Starbucks with our new scarves share facebook
2 Comments:
Hi Sandra (and family)
Heel veel sterkte met het afscheid nemen en heel veel succes met jullie nieuw begin in Hong Kong.
Spannend allemaal weer.
Groetjes, Margriet
Goed te begrijpen hoor! En als ik dat zo bij ons zie, krijgt onze Marieke(13 jr) het straks ook behoorlijk moeilijk! Sterkte met alles.
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