Not much happening on this side of the pond. Grade 4 students practically stopped coming to school last Sunday, (May 29th) and we have been in exams since May 26th. The past week has basically been spent supervising or marking exams, or trying to keep busy, depending on which one of us you think of (I must admit that Jacqui did help us mark exams, and it was very much appreciated!!!).
We have started the procedure to get our work visa renewed for next year, as we are planning on coming back for one more year in Muscat.
Ramadan is starting tomorrow. It is a holy month for Muslims, where they fast during the day, from sunrise to sunset (no food, no water, no nothing). This means that all the food courts, coffee shops, restaurants, etc.. are closed until at least 6 or 7 at night. No coffees at Tim's or Starbucks, ... everything is closed. It makes it very different when we drive around town! But at sundown, watch out; people come out in full force to fill restaurants and coffee shops. It is neat to see! Ramadan also affects our working hours. We go from 7:30 to 1 for this week and then from 8:30 to 1 for the next two weeks. And then we are done!
We will be back in Canada on June 24th, and will spend time in the Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge area, as well as travel to Ottawa to see Julie and Dave, in their new place (they moved June 1st, on her birthday!), and then spend some time on the French River with Rich and Jackie (hopefully Nic can join us), and also go for a short stint in Saskatoon to visit Vincent, who's there for the summer, working in a lab for his Masters. We are looking forward to it! Hopefully we will have a chance to see most of you in the next few months.
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