my family

this is my family :)we are quite a bunch and although sometimes i feel like bashing their heads into the wall i love them all dearly: from left: my brother in law, my sister, dad, mum, me and my bro.
i can't believe that it is already the 18th of august! time is passing by tooo quickly and summer will be over soon! tomorrow i have to go up to the uni to see some lecturers and some notices.. hopefully i will get things done!
today was a quiet day, i did some studying, napped went to church and then out for some ice cream with my parents since they have just came home from their holiday in Belgium. They got me some great stuff: 2 pairs of shoes (shoes r SO expensive in malta and they got me two pairs for 25 euros! yipee!) 2 winter tops, slippers, ear rings, several ornaments and chocolate of course! hehe. I find it weird when they leave me and my brother in the house alone since we r not used to them not being here! my sister still finds it strange that she doesnt live wit mum and dad so i expect when my time comes to leave i will too find it strange! luckily in Malta no where is far so i have that as some kind of consolation! even though i think Malta is too small at times, i find comfort in its size and familiarity. I like it that when i meet someone knew somehow he/she would be friends with either a relative of mine or else with another friend of mine! ok i kind of went off topic here lol wher was i? o yea the family...
Family is a huge issue here in Malta, almost all fmailies are huge which go back several generations. My mum has 4 brothers and 1 sister still living but originally she had 5 brothers and 3 sisters so u can imagine how many uncles and aunts and cousins i have!
My dad on the other hand only has 2 brothers but his mother (my grandmother ... in Maltese we call her Nanna) is still alive and is 85 years old! my grandfather (nannu) died almost a year ago at 87 so as u can tell Maltese live to be quite old!
It is a custom in Malta not to leave home until you get married ... which people overseas would find strange i think! but in Malta it is strange if u leave before u get married! go figure!
My family (nuclear lol) is different because both my parents left Malta in the 70s (these were BAD times for maltese... more detail some other time) for Canada, and there they got to experience a different life... a life which I am very grateful that they led as because of it they have taught me about unity in the face of diversity. they inspire me to venture out of Malta to learn more about myself and to broaden myself .. to become more independent. They have different ideas to the majority of other Maltese and for this I am eternally grateful for!They have encouraged me to go to university and to follow my dreams! where as the mentality here is changing it still definitely needs improvement!
Ok i think I'm rambling lol. anyway i'm going to call it a day and get some sleep! bye guys!