I am currently in my 7th visited country. Singapore translates to "Lion City". The past couple days have been wonderful. Im am very excited to be in Singapore. This country is very clean very regulated and, rightfully so, very safe. Learning Mandarin is a lot harder than I thought it would be. Its nice to be able to communicate better with the Singaporeans, since they all speak english. Its nice to be able to read all the signs. I have started signing the songs in our performances. Since i lost my song book, I need to do something with my hands. We have been paired up by 2's and placed with host families. Yesterday morning my roommate and I went for a swim in the nice big pool at the apartment complexes. Singaporeans build up not out. There is not much space on this island. There have been some loop holes for the "Thai Diet", if american food is offered you are allowed to eat it. Its impolite to refuse food. It was great to have tuna sandwiches and potato chips after our performance last night. Today was also very eventful. Our host family took us to see some sights around the city. Andris, 16, is a sweet beautiful girl, and her father took us. We are very lucky to stay with her and her family. One of our stops was at the Haw Par Villa, its like an outdoor museum of chinese mythology. We then headed to the church where there was a combined youth gathering. The youth of about 5 churches around Singapore. We played games, had devo, ate dinner and got to know a lot of the youth. A friend told me that pictures make the best souveniers. Singapore is not as expensive as the US but by no means as cheap as Thailand. Tomorrow is combined worship assembly. I am looking forward to another schedule filled day. From 2-4 we will(after church) be having more fun times getting to know the youth via games and fellowship. Im pretty much taking it day by day, but this Monday will be a "free day". We will be able to explore Singapore without a schedule. It seems, though, we are all going to the zoo. Singapore is said to have an exquisite display of animals. Singapore is also home to the worlds first Night Safari. I shoupld perhaps check that out, if there is time. Its great to go to sleep exhausted every night, it tends to make you feel like you got all that you possibly could from that day.
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Xie Xie