I just saw the most massive cockroach type thing ever on the way on the way here! I've been really shocked at the lack of bugs here, thats the first one I've seen! (I don't count flies, although there haven't been that many of them either.) There doesn't seem to be much of any kind of fauna here. It could be a conspiracy. It could certainly explain some of the strange meat in the food here which people seem to have a disturbing partiality for. I saw a little finch of some sort this morning which made me smile, there such cute little birds. They just hop about jauntily, unhampered by people. It was the first bird I've seen here. It's all very suspicious.
Our VIP room became slightly less exclusive this week with the addition of a new roommate. She's lovely, as is my other roommate, although this one is from Mongolia. I find the country fascinating and, unfortunately for her, that means that she is frequently bombarded with questions and requests to see photos. She doesn't seem to mind (well, either that, or she's exceptionally good at hiding the fact that she secretly cringes and pretends to still be asleep when she realises that I'm awake, dreading today's barrage of questions.)