The First 48

So, we've only been here for just over 48 hours and it seems like the world has changed. It's as if time slowed down and we had been here for weeks. It's really hard to describe. So much has happened in so little time. I wish I had taken more pictures, lol.

The first night was really kind of terrible. We were worn out before the plane ever landed, then we had a two hour ride to get to the house. Thank the Lord there were several members of the Church to help us unload. Even at that we had luggage all over the house. We put the kids in rooms and I got Netflix working before I went to bed. I had bought almost nothing at the grocery for more money than I wanted to spend. As I lay in bed that night I began to wonder if I had been insane to bring our family out here. The moral of that is not to think too much when you're exhausted. The plain truth is what was bothering me was a lack of knowledge concerning the local food, lack of an air conditioner, lack of a washing machine, and lack of sleep

The following morning however gave us a few diversions to take our mind off things.




As the day progressed I took a trip to town and the children played in the yard. I already described my trip in detail, but here are a few pictures of what the children got to see during the afternoon.





Rachel decided she wanted to take a couple of pictures from the backdoor and so she did. Also, Titus took a nap in his current bed.




Later in the day they found a lizard in that bathtub. They can get even into kings palaces you know :)




Today flew by a bit and I didn't even think of grabbing the camera for the most part. I had a lot of work to do and so couldn't really take the kids anywhere. The Bellots came over to teach us a bit about shopping and how to cook a local dish. I did think to snap a shot of my lunch before I ate it.


I asked if the dish had a name and Josian looked at me as if I were crazy and said "Rice and Chicken..." I explained that most of our dishes had a name and "Chicken and Rice" was actually a way to cook chicken and rice. Many of their English expressions are just as limited. I found this out later in the day when the Bellots and Ethridges headed for bubble beach to soak in the hot sea water. The children saw a crab and I asked what kind it was and I was told it was a "sea crab" as opposed to a "land crab" which they also have a lot of. I laughed about their very direct form of expression, but Dilian explained that it was only in English that they were so limited. In one of the other languages they speak here (which I can't say and won't attempt to spell) many things have very specific names. In English, however, you get "land crab".

That's it for now. I'm caught up for the moment. I mean to be much more camera conscious tomorrow and show you a few more pictures of what we do with the day. As usual, if you have a question ask.