Kitten Paradise

So this past week has been kind of rollercoastery (and yes, thats totally a real world – I work at Luna Park, so I would know.) 

At the start of last week I was so close to becoming a mother – Karim placed the most adorable kitten on my lap saying that she needed a home. Every day i am tempted to take one of the street kittens home, but this one was different. The moment she looked at me with her big round kitten eyes, it was love at first sight. While she played with my fingers and fell asleep with her head on my hand, i wrestled with the decision to take her or not. In the end, my head ruled over my heart and I had to say goodbye. But I think she has now found another family, and I’m sure she will be well looked after! My other favourite kittens at the moment are 5 tiny babies – they were born about a week ago and they still haven’t opened their eyes! The mother was easily bribed with some cheese so I was able to get some photos! Whoever thought morocco would turn me into such a big kitten softy!

School this week was a much more manageable 10 hours, but still learning lots (and acing my tests may i add! Top of the class indeed!) And finally it was the weekend, and a hot one at that. We spent Saturday at the pool and then on Sunday we went to the dam again to go swimming. Except while we there, not so far away from where we were sitting, a man drowned. I’m not sure of the circumstances but they were looking for his body for about 30mins before they managed to get him out. His father had just arrived at the scene a few minutes before. So that was a pretty awful way to end the week, and I don’t think we will be going back to the dam for a while. But it also makes me think how lucky we are in Australia, where such a strong emphasis is placed on learning to swim. The man was only about 10m from the shore.

The weather now has cooled down a little, and I actually woke up early this morning thinking how cold it was! The days are still nice and sunny, but never really much over 30 degrees, so a really pleasant change. I’m hoping this weather stays for Ramadan which is fast approaching! (get it? Fast approaching! I made a joke without even realising it!) It's certainly going to be an interesting experience. Anyway, I still have homework to do before class, so thats it for this blog for now. More to come later!

Nap time at the pool - gotcha again!

Kitties!

I think the big ones are her kittens from the last litter, but still its a little strange!

She loved me, really!

Even Karim can't resist the kitten charm

Adorable!