TOMORROW, THE FIRST MISSION TEAM FROM U.S. WILL ARRIVE! SO, TODAY WAS THE QUIET BEFORE THE STORM. LET’S SEE-HERE IS THE SHORT VERSION OF TODAY’S ACTIVITIES:

• Opened my front door this morning, felt something land on my shoulder-it was Mr. Lizard. Needless to say, I was not happy at all-scared me to death. I have several lizard friends in my condo. Starting around 5pm (we are 1 hour behind Birmingham time), they begin making this noise-sounds like a monkey!!! It took me a couple of days to figure out it was a little lizard making a big time noise. Guess it’s like frogs at home.
• Joe gave me my first challenge-take team phones and two internet sticks into Ciaro store to get minutes. He made me go do this by myself. I think he was hoping I would have to struggle through the test, but I didn’t have any trouble at all! Then I went and bought me some cheap flip flops and tennis shoes.
• It is very different being here on my own. It forces me to do things I probably wouldn’t have to do under the umbrella of a mission team. Additionally, I am living in Flowers Bay by myself. The mission team will be staying at hotel near West End. Joe lives near Sandy Bay. So after he drops me off at my condo, I am completely on my own. I wouldn’t say the people here at Flowers Bay are unfriendly, but I have had to make all of first moves. Joe said they are still checking me out-I sense their guarded behavior. It’s a whole different ball game when you are seen as living in a community, not just visiting for a week.
• I believe it really hit me today-whatever God has planned for me here-it’s probably not going to happen fast and it will be harder then I could ever imagine! I had my first small home sick spell-watched Sweet Home Alabama on computer. That just made it worst-had to turn it off. It had a dog on it that had died-all i could think of then was my sweet Lucy boxer girl being sick.
• I went swimming today, a first! I have been down to the beach everyday collecting sea glass and stuff, but today was my maiden swim. The beach is not too clean, but once you get out from the shore-it’s not too bad. Yes, am getting a tan-yes, I am wearing sun screen.