Thanks for being patient with me - I haven't updated my blog in a while - you know, end of the year busy-ness. A lot has happened lately; I'll try to sum it up. My wisdom teeth surgury went very well. I only had a little pain afterward and IBProfen took care of that. No swelling, no infection. I didn't even miss any school - PTL. We had a band concert last week and I played with the HS band as a "guest artist" (according to the program). It was so much fun - our program included Mouret's Fanfare, Beach Baby, Beauty and the Beast, Barbosa is Hungry (standing ovation), The Great Escape, and Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring. Yesterday, I moved into an apartment at the school and my new roommate is a young lady from Korea. My previous roommates will all be headed back to the States soon and a new family is moving into the house we were in. Tomorrow, I am flying out to Bali to enjoy some vacation time. Thankfully I will not be traveling alone, however. This summer, I will be working with some Indonesian students to help them learn math and computer skills as well as English. I'm already having a great summer and it looks like it'll just get better and better.

The wedding last week was a lot of fun. We only went to the reception. The actual ceremony is really just a lot of paper signing and legal stuff. At the reception, the bride and groom sat on a magnificently decorated stage with their parents. They looked like royalty. There were a few events - cutting of the cake, pictures, etc - and then we all ate dinner. The food was great and the decorations were fabulous. On Friday of last week, I played in a hockey game - HS staff and moms vs. HS students. It was awesome - I've only played once and I didn't know the rules too well, but I ended up scoring the first two goals for our team - WOW (insert exclamation mark 'cause blogspot won't let me). We won the game - something like 11 to 2. I can't believe I actually scored - must have been beginner's luck :) On Saturday, I went to the beach. It was so relaxing - got a nice tan too. Today, I am going to get my wisdom teeth out. It should be a simple surgury, but please pray that I will not have any complications afterwards. Tomorrow is a holiday so I'll be home recuperating. I'll keep trying to post pictures - so far, it's still not working. I need a faster connection I think. Anybody got any advice?

Ok, I have tried and tried to post more pictures, but every time, it fails. The internet connection here is not always good so it's just not happening. I will try again. Lately, things have been a bit stressful because it is the end of the year. My AP Calculus students took their AP Exam yesterday. They were nervous, of course, but I know they have been working very hard and I'm sure they did fine. Today, I am going to my first Indonesian wedding - I'm so excited and I can't wait. I've heard it's very different from an American wedding so I'm looking forward to the new experience. As things are winding down for the school year, we are looking for more ways to relax, so this weekend we are going to the beach again. The beach reminds me of a deserted tropical island (except it's not on an island, but rather a penisula). It's very different from beaches back home, but still lots of fun. That's about all that's going on right now. I will keep trying to post the pictures.