Haircut Success
Wow, thank you everyone for all those comments. You make me feel very popular! I see that the little blog now has an international readership, and I am amazed and flattered. This thing is slowly taking a life of its own.
I managed to get my haircut. After much thinking and searching, a lightbulb went off in my head: the hotel nearby! Surely, tourists cannot be expected to plan ahead. So I walked in to their salon and was able to get a nice trim with no appointment. She charged a little more than the other places, but I considered it a “convenience fee” so that I would not have to wait until next week! I have now learned my lesson, that the Maltese take their hair very seriously, and in the future I will know to plan ahead. The haircut included a hairwash, and that was very nice. I think the last time somebody else washed my hair I was five years old. That little chair they use is very neat, as you are sitting but the water does not go down your back. Pretty impressive!
To match my new short hair, the warm weather is back! I was afraid that winter was setting in, but we had another glorious day which allowed the breeze to brush by the sides of my head. The combination of sun and short hair was very pleasant indeed.
It has been a bit lonely the last couple of nights, as M had to travel for work so the flat has been empty. Just my luck, I turned on the TV and the local show Xarabank, which is a sort of discussion show dealing with a new topic each week, had a special on people who have seen ghosts. Needless to say I turned it off, but it made me feel very creepy. A friend who stayed in the flat last year before we were living here claims and swears that he felt a ghost here, so of course all of that came to mind. In the end I controlled myself but the human mind can really scare itself!
In other news, the first friend I have made here in
Malta has decided to move to Gozo, our neighbouring island. We will not be able to hang out regularly any more, but I wish him well, and now I can say I have a friend in Gozo! And my other friend here, whom I knew before I came to Malta, is taking up a job overseas. (Details being left out at her request, until details are finalised and contract signed). I also wish her well, and hope to visit her soon on the European mainland! Alas, this international world we live in is taking my friends away… but considering I recently did the same, life does go in circles!
