where does the time go?

All the photos from all three weddings (Toronto, Jersey, Xinjiang) are now printed and placed in albums - hooray! It was just one of those things on the to-do list and it feels bloody good to cross it off. I'm sure we'll appreciate it when years later, we can sit down and browse through the memories.

Astrid, the 2nd mate from the Soren Larsen, the tallship where we spent 10 days on our honeymoon in Vanuatu, came and stayed with us for several days. We took her to frisbee, went round to Stanley Beach, introduced her to Beijing duck and taught her the art of chopstick holding. After a year and a half away from her native Germany, she unfortunately misread her plane ticket and had to stay another night. But it seems the little hiccup was worth it: just shortly after arriving back home, she got offered another job as 2nd mate on another tall ship. Not in the sun and surf of the South Pacific but in the chilly waters of the North Pole!

World Cup fever is under way and Matt and I painted a Costa Rica shirt. Why? While attending workshops in Hamburg, Matt and his colleagues will watch the first match of the World Cup between Germany and Costa Rica. And so it's only fair that someone roots for the other team, right? Go Ticos!