Singapore

The last two days have been a bit slower than the previous. I met Nafisa, the daughter of my parents' friends from Bahrain for coffee on Thursday and then went to the Night Safari, a tram ride that allowed a close-up look of the nocturnal habits of animals including lions, jaguars, and deer. On Friday I saw my friend Jim from NYC for lunch, saw the famous Raffles Hotel, and then went to Sentosa Island, a "plastic paradise" of water-themed entertainment. On the train ride over I struck a conversation with a local Singapuri guy back from studying abroad who was also visiting Sentosa for the first time. We spent the day walking around the island together.