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Another weekend over. It's really true that time flies when you're having fun.

"Big" stuff from this last week:

- Attending the Singapore Slingers basketball game and cheering like a crazy lady (they won!)
- Seeing some of our students play in a fabulous benefit concert
- Hanging out late and catching the last train on the MRT home
- Walking through the Helix Bridge
- Visiting another new church and getting to see the kids' songs and play for Children's Day

What I wished I had this week:

-Instant ice packs, pre-wrap, and a sam splint.
-Pizza fries.

Little things that are making Singapore a home:

- The Cheers store in the MRT station. Once every week or two, I stop in for an ice cream bar to eat on my way home. Every time, they offer me a voucher for $5 off overseas shipping.
- My teva sandals. I finally bought a pair last weekend and now I feel like I can explore this place without sore feet, in typical i-care-about-comfort-before-style fashion.
- Our talking elevator. Nothing like being greeted with a cheery "Going up?" when you get home.

Regarding work:

These kids are starting to get to me. We start our eigth week of school today, and as I get to know them more, I find that I feel bad when they're sick or hurt - especially some of the students that I've seen multiple times. I want to make sure that they sleep and eat and use tissues and wash their hands - but I can really only control what they do in my office and, to an extent, what they do at school.