A Good Day

Two weeks after we left the comforts of home, we had our first really good day in Indonesia. The veteran Canadian teacher and his wife invited us to lunch. We ate at Sushi Tei, which debunked the doctor’s warning about not eating sushi—something that Dennis was bitterly disappointed about. I don’t think we would have been comfortable eating at a sushi place on our own, and I have a feeling that we’ll be going to Sushi Tei often. More importantly, he really put Dennis’ mind at ease about teaching. I think that this was the first time that Dennis felt that everything would be fine. I’ve been trying to reassure Dennis, but sometimes he needs to hear it from someone else.

They were also gracious enough to welcome us to their home and to meet their two daughters. The girls are so adorable and had us visualizing days with our twins. It was also good to see that larger apartments do exist in Jakarta. Even by western standards, their place is large. I also have to admit that I was pretty envious of their walk in closet—I so, so miss my closets. Granted it’s quite expensive, but it’s nice to know that there are options.

We also explored Taman Anggrek Mall and learned that there’s a money changer there. This was actually the first mall we visited for our first dinner in Indonesia; we just didn’t realize it was the same mall (the ice skating rink on the 4^th floor was a dead give away). We were even comfortable enough to take a taxi on our own. It felt good to expand our little bubble of existence even if it’s only to the next mall over from the mall next to our apartment.