whoa its been awhile!
Oh, hello friends.
A few things.
Life is going pretty well here in Port Royal. They are keeping me really busy at the lab, and for the most part I am enjoying what I am doing. By the end of this experience I will know more about saltwater aquaria than I ever imagined I would know (as of this writing this is already true).
Last week I got to go diving for the first time since coming to the island. Three dives, none deeper than 40 feet or so. All dives were coral survey dives, and my job was to run the surveyors tape if the transect marker line was broken. Saw some pretty cool creatures. It was a good day.
I spent today at work, but will be hanging out with some other PCVs this weekend and will celebrate Thanksgiving with them.
I am about two weeks shy of being one-quarter through with Peace Corps. This is a pretty weird thought. The days have sometimes been slow, but the weeks have flown past. I hear that Peace Corps Time seems to accelerate as you get further along. I can believe it.
A couple stories in brief.
Story the first: There was a christian revival meeting in the street outside my house the other night when I wanted to go to bed. I went out for a minute to see what was going on, but ultimately decided that the whole affair was not for me. So I was in my room, trying to fall asleep, and generally none too pleased with what was going on. Then I reached up to get my water bottle, and managed to knock the heaviest book on my bookshelf (Infinite Jest) off the bookshelf and right onto my junk.
Story the second:
Yesterday I had this conversation with a friend from home who shall remain nameless.
Me: I saw the most amazing stingray this afternoon.
FFH: In the water?
Me: No. It was out walking around in a three piece suit. That is why it was so extraordinary!
It took some explaining before I understood that this person was actually asking if I was in the water. The answer is no. I was in a boat. But the stingray was amazing. They move beautifully.
A few things.
Life is going pretty well here in Port Royal. They are keeping me really busy at the lab, and for the most part I am enjoying what I am doing. By the end of this experience I will know more about saltwater aquaria than I ever imagined I would know (as of this writing this is already true).
Last week I got to go diving for the first time since coming to the island. Three dives, none deeper than 40 feet or so. All dives were coral survey dives, and my job was to run the surveyors tape if the transect marker line was broken. Saw some pretty cool creatures. It was a good day.
I spent today at work, but will be hanging out with some other PCVs this weekend and will celebrate Thanksgiving with them.
I am about two weeks shy of being one-quarter through with Peace Corps. This is a pretty weird thought. The days have sometimes been slow, but the weeks have flown past. I hear that Peace Corps Time seems to accelerate as you get further along. I can believe it.
A couple stories in brief.
Story the first: There was a christian revival meeting in the street outside my house the other night when I wanted to go to bed. I went out for a minute to see what was going on, but ultimately decided that the whole affair was not for me. So I was in my room, trying to fall asleep, and generally none too pleased with what was going on. Then I reached up to get my water bottle, and managed to knock the heaviest book on my bookshelf (Infinite Jest) off the bookshelf and right onto my junk.
Story the second:
Yesterday I had this conversation with a friend from home who shall remain nameless.
Me: I saw the most amazing stingray this afternoon.
FFH: In the water?
Me: No. It was out walking around in a three piece suit. That is why it was so extraordinary!
It took some explaining before I understood that this person was actually asking if I was in the water. The answer is no. I was in a boat. But the stingray was amazing. They move beautifully.