I am in Singapore now, this was meant to be a short stop over to visit my friend Gina whom I use to work with at the JCCS. She left San Diego just under 2 years ago and moved back to Singapore with her family. It was on the way to Sydney and i wanted to see her...so I stopped. I came a day earlier than expected because of what I previously explained about Phuket...there was nothing there for me and another day with Gina would be worth the effort to make the change. It was a very good decision! It has been a full and rich visit. Gina is still as crazy, funny and sweet as ever, and Singapore is beautiful and diverse. I had the added bonus of finding my old friend Darrin Clarkin who also lives here with his wife. I have not seen Darrin since he graduated USIU in 1987...it has been a long time and he looks exactly the same. To make the world even smaller, while on my way to Singapore from Phuket a former student from CSUSM recognized me and said hello with his wife Amanda who was also a grauate of the credential program. They are living and working in Singapore...and loving it. We had a great chat and hope to stay in touch.
Gina has given me the tour of a lifetime (in 3 days), I have met her wonderful friends and got to spend some quality time with her mom who is a funny and wonderful woman. We have planned all activities around what we want to eat and have had extremely good weather on our excursions. The Singapore Zoo is a national treasure and someting not to be missed if you ever visit. I have one more day and will be sorry to go tomorrow morning...the only upside being that I will get to see my good friend William in Sydney which could brighten anyones day (if you knew him you would understand). I will post more pictures once I get settled in Aus...I can't believe this trip is going so fast!
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