Change Happens Slowly

Bill and Maya arrived safely and are in good shape. The first evening Maya and I went for a walk. First we checked out the "gang of market cats". Maya claims the white one was the same one we rescued and gave eye drops to in 2009. Then the same red scruffy dog came by for pets. Finally we ended up at the Bounce Park (has inflatables for kids to jump on, almost never open). It was open with a few kids on the trampoline. After jumping for about 15 minutes, she asked another girl for her name, it was the SAME girl she used to jump with in 2009! Maxine.

Hopefully she can find Maxine again, to be her Croatian friend.

Maya and I went with a bus load of Study Abroad students to the Island of Korcula for the Good Friday Procession (Bill was too jet lagged to go). My film students shot video, so maybe I will post a link soon. We stopped at the Matusko Winery and Maya got to pet the same dog, a Burmese Mountain Dog. They probably could charge to pet this dog it was so sweet.

Onward onto a little boat to the Island of Korcula, birthplace of Marco Polo. The gray clouds lifted, the sun came out.

Trip to STON

Trip to STON, a set on Flickr.

Croatia - the Sequel

Cat/Maya/Bill in Croatia 2012!

Yes, I made it to Dubrovnik on March 12. It was a very rough trip, with 3 little planes and 1 big plane. The BORO got me! The Boro is a wind from the north, that blows down the Swiss Alps in little gusts. When the Boro blows, the planes will not land at the Dubrovnik airport. The plane lands at the Split airport, which is a 5 hour bus trip from Dubrovnik (my sister Diana might remember this). Lucky for me, I got on the first bus seat, so I had a view of the Adriatic coast until dark. Someone from the college met me at the bus station and took me to my very lovely apartment.

The apartment is across the street from my last apartment, it is cheaper, but very nice. All new kitchen and appliances, fancy lighting, very comfortable. Bill and Maya will be joining me April 4, and we should all fit just fine.

The students are adjusting well, they drink like fish, beer is cheap. They roam around old town till dawn. Not sure if I will be able to get them to do any film work. They have a lot of field trips for all their classes. Since I have a small group (5 students) we join forces with the Sketchbook Class.

Tomorrow we are going to STON, to film the shellfish farmers. Hope the camera doesn't fall in the water. It is oyster season so I am going to have to down a few, I have never had an oyster in my life. I guess this is one thing I can still try, even though I am almost 60 years old!

E-Gads, who is that old lady peering back at me in the mirror?