Greetings to all from Manila

I apologize for not posting something earlier. It was my intention to provide daily updates of my activities here in Philippines. Here is a shot of me making faces with one of Em's nieces.

And here is a photo of our hike into the depths of the Philippine jungle. We crossed paths with large pythons and monkeys swinging from tree to tree. Well not really, but it was fun nonetheless.

Merry Christmas from animal farm

Hi everyone,

I hope you're doing well, wherever you are! I made it back to the Netherlands, where it’s the first 'white Christmas' of my life. Pretty exciting, but also pretty cold. I don’t have pictures of any special travels so instead, I’d like to introduce you to our family pets, which are all a bit confused by the snow.

I wish you all a merry Christmas!

Marieke

This is ‘Piepertje’, our new little cat who suffers from ADHD. He has chosen our car engine as his main sleeping place, and stays there even when we’re driving.

This is ‘Sammie’, our little tiger, who gets annoyed by Piepertje’s ADHD:

Here is the boss, Child Goose, who is almost as old as I am:

These are brownie and Annemarie, who is named after my sister-in-law:

This is Sheep and his own little house on the background: mind the windows at sheep height :)

And this is our duck who's pretty cold:

Christmas Lights

This year my sister and I decided to put up Christmas lights on my parents house so I got to climb around a bit. It was surprisingly enjoyable. Plus, when I get up on the highest point of the roof I could see the ocean in the distance which is pretty awesome.

Packing for the winter break

Checklist:
Speedos (✔)
Sunblock (✔)
Sunglasses (✔)
Havaianas Sandals (✔)
















Did I miss anything? I don't think so. :)

Have axe, will plumb.

Actually it was a reciprocating saw, but whose counting.

<<<< Not there. Keep chopping. All the tenants know (or could know) is that its leaking under the house.




Arg. Where is it?




Gusher.



All fixed now.. Back to my couch and remote.

See world; the well-rounded ARE students spend their holidays in an exciting variety of ways. Enjoy your travels peeps.

Break time - mandatory blog posting starts Monday

Hey Team-

Since it's break time, mandatory blog posting starts this coming Monday. Let us all know how much pork you ate in Manila, how cold you were in Chicago, how many inappropriate comments you made in D.C., etc etc. Photos encouraged. Here's one from post-finals celebration yesterday, to start things off...

Hope everyone has a good break!

Marshall