Some notes from Jenny

Several more days have past, and slow and steady progress has been made as we settle into our lives here. Here are some highlights from Andrew and me:

We got a phone… yay! Our number is 1-268-764-5057. Slowly we are becoming in touch with the world. (Anyone who wants to talk to us regularly for cheap should check out www.skype.com/)

Andrew saw his first tarantula – even brushed it, but managed not to get bitten. It even freaked him out a little bit. I’m glad I wasn’t around for that… I probably would have cried.

Met the other "import" teachers. They all seem to be very nice which is good because we have been spending a whole heck of a lot of time with them.

Humming birds are called…I forget…. Here in Antigua, we have lots of them.

Got the internet – unlimited wireless internet. It’s a beautiful thing.

The golf course we will be joining is very wide open and pretty short. Should score well there.

Roosters DO NOT just crow at sunrise. They crow ALL night long.

Animals roam free. You don’t have to own land to be a farmer. You own goats, let them roam the village for the day and then they come home to sleep at night. Goats, sheep, dogs, even horses are anywhere and everywhere. We have a fence all around yard to keep the goats out.
There are goat people and dog people. And dog people shouldn’t piss off the goat people or they will take it out on your dog by poisoning them. This has become a great concern for us – we hope Ellie is going to be safe here.

The Elementary school is really cool… Wooden and octagon shape – although I have been warned it is an actual sauna during the day. Andrew has air conditioning at the high school. Grrrr….

There are many shacks and it is for sure a poor country. But not destitute. And what have come to realize is that you don’t need a lot of a house because you are rarely in it. Most time is spent on whatever type of a porch you have. There simply isn’t a need for big houses.

What can we say about the beaches? They’re perfect.

The mosquitoes love me. Andrew doesn’t get bitten as much. I must be sweet like honey.