Maya's First School Trip

Last week, Maya's class went on their first field trip. The first stop was at a local bakery where they had to select and then pay for some bread. It was the cutest thing seeing all these little 2 year olds running around this little store with boxes of buns.

The next stop was a travelling post office. The kids wrote letters to their moms and dads and learned all about the postman and how letters get delivered. The above picture is Maya handing her letter to the postman. In true Indonesian fashion, we have yet to receive our letter!

An interesting tour I recently had the pleasure of doing was a hands on Dim Sum cooking class at the Four Seasons Hotel. Accompanied by my Canadian Women's Association members, I learned to stuff, fold and most importantly, taste these delicious dumplings. After a morning of hard labour, we were treated to a Dim Sum feast. The only downfall was no pork, but still very tasty.

A Visit to Kiddy Cuts

Last weekend we took Maya for her first professional bang trim at Jakarta's famous Kiddy Cuts. She sat in that chair for 15 minutes without even realizing she was getting her hair cut. The staff made sure to entertain her with bubbles, toys and cartoons while she sat in her little race car listening to kiddie tunes in the background. Best $7 we spent! She was treated to some frozen yogurt after her brave performance.

Christmas in Canada

What a wonderful holiday! Well, not sure if I would call it a "holiday", more of a really busy trip. Nonetheless, it was great. Three weeks with family and friends, eating, drinking, and catching up on time. What more can you ask for? Christmas was magical as for the first time, we experienced it through a little person's eyes. Three days of gift opening later, she was exhausted. Thankfully Maya had a better reaction with invisible Santa than the real one at the mall.
30 hours later, we arrived back in our apartment in hot and congested Jakarta. No two places could be different, and yet each having their own beauty. It is nice to get back to what is now our normal life and we do so with great memories we made with the people we love.