Christmas time is here!
Chestnuts delivered by visitors (from Asia) Jack the cat nipping at your nose Yuletide carols being sung by English students And folks dressed up in cotton clothes... Okay, so that's not quite how the song goes, but that's the reality of this Christmas season on the island. I've been busy since returning from my visit to the US, so blogging has gone by the wayside, but for those of you who are interested, here's a bit of what Christmas here tends to look like: -- Palm trees, fans, and fruit: it's the biggest fruit season on the island now. Lychees are in season, along with pineapples, mangoes, jackfruit, soursop, and more. It's hot and sweaty. But at least the rainy season rains have come early, so we get some relief from the heat during the rainstorms! -- English club celebrations: although Christmas isn't celebrated by many local people (in fact, you can have lots of fun asking people what day Christmas is), we like to make a big deal about it with our En...