Laura Joy Land

Three weeks from today I will be on a plane to England...How on earth did that happen?! I am incredibly excited after reading up on Batam and trying to imagine myself living life Indonesian style! living in indonesia I have realised though how crazy it is that my plan is to arrive in Batam on Sunday and start work Monday! Yeah, didn't really think that through ;) Might try to arrive a day earlier if possible. I know this blog isn't all that interesting right now, but I hope to write more interesting entries once I am in Batam. So, if you are reading this, please keep reading and consider "following" me (thanks Nat and Tim!) so that I know I'm not just talking to myself!  

I've just had a lovely weekend in Bonn with my Mum & Tony who came to visit. On Saturday we got lucky with the weather and enjoyed a day of cycling along the Rhine, complemented by a beer garden pit stop. On Sunday we got absolutely completely and utterly drenched as we cycled across town, but that was fun too! After we dried off and the weather cleared up, we took a pleasant river cruise down to Koenigswinter and a steep train ride up to the Drachenfels. I am really glad I got one last chance to go up there and admire the view before leaving Bonn. Just before my guests left on Monday, we managed one last cool beer on Muenster Platz as the sun dazzled...perfect.

I love getting rid of stuff. I have already donated 7 bin bags of clothes and I'm not done! To use my Mum's terminology (and encouragement), I am taking a brutal approach to deciding what to take with me to Batam. If it's not essential and it doesn't have long-term sentimental value, it's got no chance. My goal is to take just one suitcase with me, so being brutal is the only way!