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Travel Blogs from Houma
Carolling in Carrefour
... is quite large. I was looking for some "Ugg-like" boots. I found some and they were $80 so I kept walking. In Carrefour, they had some really ghastly ones for $8 so I guess you get what you pay for. I thoroughly enjoyed my trip to Carrefour as they were playing Christmas Carols. I walked around the aisles singing along to the music. No one else would have a clue what I was doing but they were probably thinking I was mad and was talking to myself. I have to go back ...
Miracle drugs
... knew which one was chicken. Now I know where it is on the menu I will just have to point at it. It was the cheapest too. I really don't know what is in it but it tasted okay and I am still alive to tell the story. I say that, and at home we buy a pie and sometimes we just hope that it is meat inside.
I had dinner at the Korean restaurant on Tuesday. The service was so slow I was getting ready to leave as I had to go back to work. It is usually not slow ...
Snow !
... Thank-you" which is "Xie-xie" and one of the guys said that the way I was saying it was the same as what you would say if your were propositioning a guy. They told me to be careful who I said it to. I have stopped saying it to stay safe.
Today I had the best lunch I have had for ages. I was down at the Mall and decided to give the Chinese/Western/Italian restaurant a go. I had heard they had pizza there. It was the best pizza I have had for ...
There Has Been A Takeover
... at the moment. There are quite a few English schools around but JoySchool has the best reputation, but that is probably a biased opinion but I think it is true.
When the children have finished a book or level they have what they call a talent show where they are supposed to show the parents what the children have learnt. I had one last week where the children had to make sushi.The original plan was for me to give the ...
Laatste weekje weeshuis
Nihao!
Iedereen die geld over gemaakt heeft voor het weeshuis: superlief en bedankt namens de kindjes en mij!!! Ik heb in totaal 325,- euro opgehaald en daarmee een hele waslijst met spullen gekocht, namelijk:
- een glijbaan met schommel
- 3 goede kinderstoelen
- een basketbalstandaard (thanks Debby!)
- een fiets
- 2 loopkarretjes
- een lading schoonmaakspullen, zeep en douchegel
- ...