The little things and the many eyes of wonderment...

So living in a remote town in the jungle has many advantages and many disadvantages. One becomes to enjoy the little things. The little things vary like buying chicken breast- our store was out of chicken breasts for three weeks. However, every other part of the chicken was available except the breast. Many questioned where the breasts ended up!? The ground beef is also hit or miss and the steaks look great but are very expensive. ! So once the chicken breasts were placed in the meat case I bought 2 kilos worth which is 4 pounds. There was still plenty and within the hour it was all gone. The store also provides the most random selection of things, for example, an entire aisle of the most delectable and expensive chocolates, another aisle of a plethora of shampoos, conditioners and face cream yet there are extended times where there aren't any vegetables, chicken, yogurt and milk. But rest assured your sweet tooth, face and hair will survive just fine. You can, however, buy a head of lettuce for $10 USD and a thing of broccoli for $15 USD. It's amazing that the town villagers can afford anything!
Another of the "little things" came up when I was in the travel department. I walked in and some lovely ladies I know were waiting their turn when suddenly a bell rang and an automated voice spoke a number in Bahasa Indonesia. It was like being at the DMV- you take a number and wait until your number comes up on the screen. This is new! One of the ladies and I almost fell off our chairs with laughter as this is a very big deal. Such technology and thought of organization is very rare. Normally you walk into the department and sit down, some one walks in behind you, an agent becomes available and the person that came in behind you moves up and takes the available spot, right in front of you (this happens everywhere you go here). So this is just craziness! Actually, quite comical.
The little things, for me personally, are all the opportunities I have. Most recently, I am training with a gentleman from Italy who is teaching me to teach Pilates (in addition to my yoga which is going amazingly). Another is the opportunity to help teach swim lessons to the 1st graders from the international school (this one is out of my comfort zone but I think we'll get through it just fine). Lastly, I got to go to the, company sponsored, dormitory for the local tribal children whose parent(s) work at the mine. The dormitory houses, feeds them, teaches them to read and write in Bahasa Indonesia and English and math etc. Some of the ladies go once a week to teach them various things. Today was food from different parts of the world. The goal was to have them look at the food to guess what was in it, where it was from and find where it was from on a map of the world. I have never in my life seen such curiosity; their eyes were huge with wonderment and they soaked in every bit of it. They are well-mannered and very sweet. It was a necessary moment for me to really acknowledge where they come from and who they are. I appreciated them and found a new role in this place and their lives (and they in mine).
Hannah and Mason seem to be enjoying school. Mike is getting busier and busier at work but seems to really be thriving.
We are officially on a countdown to get to Australia (4 weeks from now). People have said "you never stay on the island longer than 3 months" and they are right. There isn't much to do here and the itch gradually increases and trips must be had!! 
More pics of town are below and the beautiful faces of the kiddos I got to work with.
As always, to be continued!!!!