i need to be more like this guy

sigh...old habits die incredibly hard! i have to absolutely work on my patience. perhaps being here will teach me that lesson (or drive me insane).

ok so i'm going to try to be more positive than my normal cynical self. although i do think i have a fair share of grievances, namely with air mauritius.

first off in hong kong, we had to pay $200 in overweight fees only for them to lose j's luggage. we've been in mauritius for three weeks and we still don't have the bag. they gave him a small allowance to buy clothes which are expensive due to his size (mauritius carries mostly asian sizes) and imported clothes are expensive. now they are telling us they are going to deduct this allowance from the total value of the bag (totally bullshit) and are only going to give us $20/kilo even though the bag is worth $2000. they refuse to take into account that we are living here for 10 months and are not 2 week tourists.

not only that but the customer service absolutely stinks. we tried to talk to a manager and she excused herself to lunch. i don't even have the patience to type monday's experience of being bounced around from one dept. to the next. even explaining it is exhausting.

i'm trying folks i really am.

on a good note, i may have found a photo lab i can work with and that is down the street from our flat. saves me the headache of port louis traffic. score!

i also have a great and informative meeting with both my chef and the prof. from univ. mauritius. they were both really helpful and gave me some great leads. i just need to organize myself now. friday i meet with an art organization that is based at MGI, and i've been granted permission to use their facilities.

i've also started working out regularly at a gym and it looks as though i've already lost a few lbs.

if only my supplies would arrive, i could be busy making some art. the waiting is killing me right now!

patience patience patience!