The next decade....what's in store?

Boarding School Update 2: And, she's off....

Hurricane Dean's passing has meant that on the day The Niece heads to the cool Malvern hills, I am back in Grenada. The entry of new students had to be put back by one week because the school suffered damage.

Just spoke with her and she sounds upbeat so hopefully she will be ok. The family will be nearby until Saturday.

Meanwhile, I recently spoke with a foreigner who had been to boarding school.

He went in at age 7, and didn't see his parents again until he was 18! He sounded bitter about that, but apparently his parents were working abroad, and it was in the time of World War 2. Transportation across seas was only by boat, so the parents didn't come home, and he couldn't visit. He said all he had for company was his brother.

When he got married and had kids, guess what he did? Enrolled his son in boarding school! But at least they were in the same country and they saw each other often! I told them about The Niece and explained that she will have every third weekend off. What she will do with that (remember I said that after a while, she will tell us she going to stay by some friend!), only time will tell.