Christmas Curry

Well I hope everyone had a nice Christmas. Christmas here was ok, although it felt nothing like christmas back home. Several of the volunteers from group 74 and I here in Tongatapu went out on Christmas eve and had Indian Curry for dinner. Although it was not bad, I truly did keep thinking about Corn Chowder, Tamales, Cornflake Winks on Christmas eve, and Prime Rib on Christmas dinner, It was truly missed. Nothing has happened yet with the job, and nothing will happen until at least the Monday after New Years. Hopefully then I can figure out what I will be doing and get started. Tonight some of the fellow volunteers and I are going to go to BillFish Bar and grill and ring in the new years. With nothing to do I have been reading alot, and I sat down last night to count all the books I've read since I have been here, and I was extremely surprised. 10 1/2 was the number. That is alot considering my normal time dedicated to reading back in the states was about 30 minutes a day, and that was to check the Headline News (What lame line Obama was trying to feed us, which republican politician was being investigated for fraud or corruption this week) as well as the latest news on my most beloved sundevil football team. Here is a list of the books I have recently read:



A River Runs through It and Other Stories by Norman Maclean

Wicked

When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan by Peggy Noonan

Sex Lives of Cannibals-Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J Maarten Troost

Getting Stoned with Savages-A Trip through the islands of Fiji and Vanauatu by J Maarten Troost

Marley and Me by Joe Grogan

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by JK Rowling

Harry Potter and the Deathly hallows by JK Rowling

Into the Wild by John Krakauer

Frommers Guide to the South Pacific-11th Edition

Friday Night Lights by H.G. Bissinger



I highly recommend all the books except Wicked, Marley and Me, and Into the Wild. I was not that interested in them, but like my father, sometimes I just have no taste. Well, I best be heading on. I am off to shop for a second set of sheets, pencils, and super glue, which will most likely lead me to about 10 different stores. Ah, Nuku'alofa. Gotta love it. However, the fellow volunteers and I have come up with our new slogan. TIT- This is Tonga. Whenever we have a question, concern, or meer puzzlement, we just remind each other "TIT", and we all have a laugh.