Happy Birthday to me...

Well, Wednesday (the 19th) was my 33rd birthday. I'm afraid I'm getting old... Anyhow, we used the birthday as an excuse to plan a party for our building. On the top of our building is a covered patio area. The owners have some plants up there and it's a great place to hang out.


We bought some Krispy Kreme donuts (yes, there's KK here!!) and made some popcorn and headed upstairs to get to know our neighbors better. I love donuts, so I didn't really miss birthday cake.


Our party had four different continents represented. There were 3 Americans, 2 Nigerians, 1 Mongolian, 2 Japanese, 1 Australian and 1 Chinese Filipino. Pretty cool, huh? That's one of the great things about living overseas, getting to know people from all over the world.


The other two Americans there were Simpson students, so we're able to discuss Redding versus Manila life. There are a lot of similiarities between the two cities, like they both have fast food restaurants and Starbucks and ... ... ...... ok, there's no more. Of course, even the fast food restauants are pretty different, unless you think you can order fried chicken with rice and gravy at the local McDonalds there...


Here's a picture from our party. The others didn't turn out so we'll have to introduce you to our neighbors another time.