Mark had is second day of swim trials today; breast stroke was the event. Mark was 2nd in his heat and was thrilled to receive an invitation to the interhouse swimming gala (pronounced gáh-lah) next week. Pictures of the swim trial are below.
We went for dinner tonight at a place called La Romantica. While we were waiting for our food to arrive, our friends Amanda and Louis pitched up. It was unexpected and fun to see them.
Good news, bad news on the banking situation. Our bank account was switched from "non-resident" to "resident" status late afternoon yesterday. YES! Unfortunately, our ATM card no longer works. I suspect that the ATM card was inadvertently disconnected from the account when the status was changed. I'll have to go to the bank to get it "sorted" as they say here. At least there is some forward progress.
--Matt
