Titling this one with a quote from the Supernatural final. I'm in my last weeks here in the Maldives. I've become our go to person for Russian courses while our Russian speaking instructor has been restricted to out of water duties. I've managed to get a variety of certifications done so far, so that's pretty cool. I am however, still very ready to go home.
I had a couple of bad days this week for no apparent reason, which frustrated me even more. Maybe it was because one day I broke part of my BCD tank strap clip, then the next day I completely broke it after losing my pocket mask... Maybe... I had enough things to distract me though. There were some guests from the states that I got to chat with and take out, so that was pretty cool. We did some really good dives and I even managed to find 3 mantis shrimp on my own! I was telling them about mantis shrimp on the ride back and when we talked about their strength, we labeled them the Chuck Norris of the underwater world which I believe is quite apt.
There was also our first football (soccer) match this week. We lost, as was predicted, but the other team only scored 3 times as many goals as us, so that's not too bad. I accidentally scored a goal on us, but whatever. Those things were enough to distract me for awhile. My biggest loser workout has also been distracting, though there were quite a few mornings where I really didn't want to get up for it. I even managed to gain weight (.3 kgs) this week as well. Whoops! We're all saying that it's muscle. However, I've decided that the no dessert rule didn't do anything, so now I'm back to just eating what I want, including dessert. I generally make relatively healthy options though.
It's been raining quite frequently here which has been nice, however we've had to adjust things accordingly. Not that big of a deal though. Luckily I haven't been too bored with the lull. I even got to decorate a happy birthday sign the other day at work, that was quite nice. The weeks still seem to go fairly quick, but the days can still drag on. I very much enjoy doing nothing on my days off though. However, I have been decently productive. Laundry, university assistantships to apply for, email for dive jobs, writing, et . I even got some good movie watching in. One of the Ice Age movies was on followed by Horrible Bosses. It felt good to have a bit of a laugh.
Other than that, it's been pretty boring and I'm just killing time until I get back home. I look at adoptable dogs way more than I should and watch lots of tv shows and movies since stories are my thing. I should probably hang out with people more, but I'm just too lazy, plus, I have to get up at 5:45 every morning, so I'm not too keen to stay up passed 10. That will suck when we have our football matches that start at 11pm. Anyway, that's all on my boring life, I can't wait to get home and catch up with everyone and do our shows. Then, it's back to school and a bit of stability for a brief time. Till next time, take care of yourself, and if you are about to be robbed by a lady boy, you can push him through that glass window, but don't let your arm go with it.
Cheers
