Spring break

Finally Spring break is here. We have decided to go back to Nha Trang for a number of reasons; but first let me remind you we live in Viet Nam with teenagers. Life with children, particularly teenagers has a direction all of its own.  I watch other teachers at school who travel at every possible opportunity  but we only travel on extended breaks because of homework, sport and social lives, not ours but the kids. 
But back to Spring break. We chose to go back to Nha Trang really for Mikaela, with exams in less then a month she is on study lock down. With that in mind we didn't want to travel to somewhere new, we felt that would be too mean - so Nha Trang it is, mind you I am not complaining -  a few days at the beach in a nice resort is certainly a great way to spend time. The fact that Matthew has just told me their is a cyclone due to hit the middle of Viet Nam in the next few days is dampening my enthusiasm a tad but at least we will get a chance to swim in the ocean even if the weather is not great.
Anyway teenagers and travel - when they collected me from work Bella was on her phone madly ringing and texting all number of people -  she had left one of her bags at school.  Thinking there was something vitally important in the bag that warrants such frenzy I had to ask.  Her answer "I left my green bag at school and it's got my hair straightener in it".  Now as a mother of teenager girls with curly hair I am  fully aware of the importance of a hair straightener - but before I could think I said "seriously, you are asking someone to drive to the airport (which is a good 40 minutes from school) to bring you your hair straightener - don't be ridiculous just live without it". OK probably not the best thing to say to a teenage girl but really who is going to drive that far to give someone their hair straightener?  The answer another teenage girl who totally understood Bella's dilemma.  Thankfully we arrived very early for our flight because after we checked in we spent 45 minutes outside the airport waiting for a hair straightener!