The King! The King!

I got my assignment  for the next two years and will be staying in the same town I have been training in.  It has gotten really cold.  I can see my breath in my bedroom in the morning-inside the house.   BBBRRRRR.  I have been in town without the rest of the students in my group.  It has been nice to sleep late and not study 10 hours a day.

The King has come to town with his entourage, including 10 helicopters, a crew of security people and prep crews.  Thousands of people lined the streets and cheered him as he drove by in the limo, waving to the crowds.  There were drum and horn bands playing all along and the women made whistling noises as he went by.  He was in town to open a new hospital,  sports center and admin building.  The whole town has been on a cleanup frenzy, painting buildings, walls, railings for weeks to get ready.  The King is very well respected by the people.