Uniform

We woke up to no water this morning, and the landlord's daughter that is taking care of the property is in Georgia, fun times. I have completed my training at Agave and should be on the floor next week. When we came I only wanted to have one job and enjoy the days here. Unfortunately business has not picked up here, but I do start my second job as a snorkel instructor Tuesday. Not bad for a second job. Kellie is doing fine at her job, no she has not sold the $150 blingtini yet but we have high hopes. Came here not quite understanding or should I say appreciating the luxuries of home. You know, such as television, water, power, and peaceful mornings. Each day we are woken up to the wild roosters crowing and then the dogs barking back at them. And I assure you, roosters crow well before sunrise and through the day. And don't get me started on cab fares. But still, the weather is beautiful, the beaches white and sandy, and the water bathtub warm. Great experience, character building. Finaly, yes that is my work uniform.

Just a quick update. The power went out on the island for two days because the generator blew up and burnt down. The taxis are the mob here and make life very difficult. Work is going good for both of us and Kellie's work gave us a Thanksgiving feast. I am trying to save enough money to buy a fishing pole to catch us some dinner because we can't afford to buy much food on this island. Stay tuned for some photos, especially of me in my ridiculous work uniform.

St John

We had the day off so we hopped the fairy to St John. Most of the island is a national park so you can go anywhere your feet will take you. We had some thing to eat in the little town then hiked, on the trail you see in the photo for about 20 min, and ended up at a beautiful beach called honeymoon beach. I am sure you can tell by the photo why they call it that. Or maybe they call it that because you need to be a young couple to make the hike there. After a fun day at the beach we hopped the fairy back for a wonderful night ride back. As hard and stressful this last week has been seeing these things makes it all worth it.

As we were studying Kellie's flashcards for her new job and having some breakfast at Molly Malones today, a giant iguana came up to us. I leaped into the air in surprise just to learn it was begging for food, way better than the pigeons of city life. I have a job at a nice restaurant called Agave Terrace. It is a mom and pop shop, so nice and relaxed but not cheep and always busy. I unfortunately do not start till Monday, and unless you have money there is not much more to do than go lay on the beach, life could be worse.

Patience

Just to let you all know we spent two hours at the power company trying to get our power turned on. NO it is still not turned on. People here don't have any sense of urgency. Six nights in the dark don't seem to be a problem for most people, even after you have paid for it. It has been one week and the frustration is getting to us, but don't worry we are fine. Just a little heads up for anyone wanting to move here. Patience is key!

picks

Here is some pics.

Livin' on the Island

Sorry about the delay on a new blog, but the last few weeks have been a bit overwhelming. I must say it is a bit harder to move to an island than I thought. First, thanks to all of you that helped this happen. Sheila and all of you at the Emanon, I miss you all and thanks again for all of your support. Linda and Cameron at Belly, It would not have been possible without you, and to all of our friends and Family thanks.

The drive to SLC was nice no weather or problems, except the cat for the first 45 min. after that she slept the rest of the way. The week with the families was great, welcome home Chris, Kellie's brother just got back from a Mission. Our parents Finlay met, so it is official we are a couple. The flight was long and made even longer with an emergency landing in the Bahamas, because a lady had a heart attack on the plane, best wishes to her and her family, but be made it.

So far the Island is like the rest of the U.S. except much more expensive. Kellie's box of cereal cost $7 dollars, and it was the small box. Toothpaste is $8 dollars a tube, so to the Coombs, if you send me a box no candy just the necessities. Oh yes some things are cheaper, anything that will kill you such as booze, and cigarettes.

We found a place to live quickly, it is nice nothing special, but it is $500 dollars less than our house in Portland. We quickly found out that we needed a car on the island, the terrain makes walking impossible, so I have been working on that for the last coupe of days. Stay tuned for photos of the coolest POS ever. I have passed out a number of resumes with great responses but unfortunately we are on island time and it takes a while for anything to happen, I will keep you all updated.

Well that is all for now, thanks again everyone I will keep you all updated.

Mat and Kellie

Sorry I can't get the photos to upload stay tuned.