Regular Life
You're not going to be a tourist here. You're going to live here, even though you may feel like a tourist for a long time. So I'm going to tell you about the things you'll do here on a regular, routine basis. Everyday things, such as:
Reading the Newspaper
There are several newspapers here in Malta. Some are more politically oriented than others. But since I don't know anything about Maltese politics, I don't know which papers mean what. I do like one paper, however, and this is the one I look at daily on the Web to find out what's going on in Malta: (By the way, I've been told that foreigners should stay out of Maltese politics, and believe me, I am ever so happy to comply.)
Eating
You won't go hungry here. There are cafes, restaurants, fish markets, big shopping centers, small groceries, fresh fruit and vegetable stands, everything. One of my favorite things is buying fresh Maltese bread--hobza--every morning from the little bakeries tucked in between the houses on the typical Maltese street.
Oh, yes--there's gelato (fantastic, fattening Italian ice cream) and even Ben & Jerry's.
What about the native food? There's one thing here that the Maltese eat that I will never touch or even look at. And that's rabbit. But if you want to know what real Maltese eat, here's a web site with traditional Maltese recipes:
http://www.angelfire.com/mt2/bernice/tradition.html
Things to Do:
Just like you won't get hungry, you won't get bored in Malta. To me, Malta is like a big city with anything you would want to do in regular life--movies, shopping, eating out, walks, parks, museums, archaeology, horseback riding, swimming, other water sports (I don't do water because I'm scared of water.) Here is a web site on regular life--posts by Maltese, Maltese expats...on culture, life in general and, of course, complaints. I like complaining, and so this is good material for me.
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