1 week.

that's all i have left. & i've been pretty EMOtional about it. i am not very good with goodbyes (who is?). people are starting to leave. but i'm not gonna think about that right now because i don't want to get sad again. also, that doesn't mean i don't like america (claud!!). i am actually very excited for home. i like home :) it's just too many thoughts and emotions to handle sometimes.

let's see, what's been going on in the week that i've had off....

celebrated Henrik's birthday (one of the SWEDEy pies). i call him Henny. anyway, we woke up him up realll early to sing happy birthday. well, the swedes sang happy birthday- maggie & i just clapped because we don't speak swedish. then that nite we went to KM8, a beach bar at Sentosa Island. it was lots of fun & i think the Henny will agree he had a good birthday. we had a mini-adventure getting back and ended up at a mall looking for food & a way to get back to school. to our delight there was a huge lit up christmas tree and santa sleigh outside! oh geez it made me really homesick. NOTE: i think Singapore starts up the holiday season pretty early. every single store at the mall the other day was playing christmas music. and the have sooo many pretty lights and decorations in the city!! but sheesh i thought you were supposed to wait until after thanksgiving?

maggie, khaleedah and i had our last "ThirstDay nite @ Le Noir" last week.... sad face. we go here almost weekly. i'm going to miss it a whole lot. we knew it was our last nite there together so we bought two bottles of champagne to ensure a healthy celebration. 

this is our security guard. he is here every night. looks pretty scary right? i don't know if he's the security guard because there is relatively low crime (like none) or if there's low crime because he's the security guard. i catch him taking naps. notice the open-toe shoes- very reliable if he ever had to chase down a suspect. 

IKEA is basically the motherland for Swedish people. we went there for dinner a couple nights ago and i had some meatballs and a chocolate ball and some other swedish goodies. the IKEA here is quite different then at home. well, it's exactly the same except for that here there's a whole ton of Swedish food to eat (not just $1 hot dogs) and even a mini market full of imported Swedish treats. i'm pretty sure we don't have that at home! unless i haven't ever noticed it? i'm definitely going to check it out.... 

Khaleedah left back to Atlanta/Miami last night. she had to leave really really early so we decided to stay up all night until she had to leave. instead of saying bye i told her i would see her in Miami for spring break. she is one of the most ridiculous bizarre understanding sensational hilarious person i've met. & i can't wait to see her again!!