Monday, September 22, 2008

Randomness I'd like to share

• We burn our trash. Which makes me think each time, atmosphere or ocean, atmosphere or ocean?
• There is only metal recycling and that is really not utilized much.
• Teaching English as a second language with few resources is hard work.
• When it rains, it more like dumps (although thus far we have had fairly atypically dry weather. I say this as I sit outside on my patio while its still dripping from the days downpours and rain kind of blows onto my laptop)
• A battle with mold and mildew is inevitable. (If someone wants to buy me a little dehumidifier that you can just plug in to recharge I would love your forever, it might save my laptop from certain death).
• Gecko's shit from the ceiling and walls onto lots of stuff.
• It is humid.
• It is really really green and things grow like mad.
• The municipality where I live is a 'dry' one (yikes for me).
• You can't legally send beer here. (why is this, does anyone know?)
• It is hard to find an easy place to access the water for swimming (although I have resolved to go snorkeling near the ancient ruins which are only about an hours walk from my house and not too bad for this activity. But should I really have to pay four dollars just to swim in the ocean on a tropical pacific island?)
• I am posting most of my pictures on my Facebook account in the coming couple weeks, its just too easy to upload them from iPhoto. So only some on the blog but probably most of the ones I take on Facebook.
• I now actually experience and realize how much the clothes washing machine freed up time for women (although the vast majority of people here don't have one)
• I really appreciate having a kitchen with an actual kitchen sink now that I don't have either really.
• Even in another culture, I don't appreciate having to take out my various piercings for anyone or anything and this is something I don't think will change anytime in the near future (or at all).
• Hot running water is a luxury that I can live without.
• I wouldn't mind being an ex-pat.

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