Of course, Robby, being the social butterfly he is, emailed the faculty listserve called Nanyang Connect to find friends. During our first week here, he wrote a few emails that basically professed, "We need friends! Anyone?" and "My wife & kids need friends! Anyone?" and "Any running or basketball groups at NTU?" He has been maintaining a few friendly email exchanges with other faculty members with children. One nice kid came over to play video games with Atticus & Thelo, & the kids had a blast. Tonight one family (with three kids, the eldest between A&T's age) came over for dinner, & they added to our bucket list (the last 6). They had a ball talking about Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
So far, we've completed 5 activities on our bucket list. The majority is geared towards children, so Atticus, Thelo, & I will try to visit at least one new place a week during homeschooling hours. Some are more expensive than others (Universal Studios & Kidzania), so we'll save those for special occasions. It's strange, there are so much kid-centered places in Singapore, yet Singaporeans don't seem to particularly like children & the birthrate here is extremely low (1.2 births per woman).
Oh, the Jurong West & Jurong West Swimming Complexes are public swimming pools that are cheap & set up like waterparks (slides & all). We're excited to go. We'll let you know how it goes! |
| From Happy Fish Swim School |
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