Transition

The pic is of warriors in Papua New Guinea...where Corey is! Kinda cool huh? Anyways...

Back down under! Things have been good albeit full of transition. I changed jobs, moved houses, changed from snow to intense heat...and came back to a girlfriend-less base.

For the next six months I will be working in our registrar office. I’m answering phones, writing emails, and doing whatever else it takes to get our students here safe and sound and ready to rock 'n roll. There are four of us in the office…and I am the only guy. Which leads to more than one joke about “Aaron the Registrar girl.” I know….cute.

I also moved into a long but narrow flat/apartment that is off base property. It’s “off” by about ½ a block. Me and two other guys (Ivan and Buddy: an Aussie and a Kiwi respectively) live there and we had nothing….no plates, silverware, shower curtain etc. I was living out of my suitcase. Someone did give us a 12inch tv and Ivan already had a really nice surround sound system…so we had a small screen that could go really loud. What else do we need right?

We have now acquired a few more things…don’t worry about us. The bathroom floor appreciated the shower curtain.

While it is quite hot and really humid….it is also SUPER rainy. We had cyclone warnings (a hurricane that spins the opposite way) but it broke up right before it hit land. We have only had two dry days since Christmas and we are talking tropical downpours. Flooding is really bad…one of our base houses got flooded, roads are shut all over the place, and some towns are totally isolated with no one able to get in or out. There has been a LOT of rain. I did take advantage of it last night though…after work we went and played rugby. Footy shorts in the rain….what could be better?

And I still have not heard my incredible girlfriends voice…now over 5 weeks. Her team leader traveled 2 hours to a satellite phone the other day so we could know that their team is alright. She said they held a small seminar about malaria under a tree for a few people….and 350 people ended us sitting around the tree! I’m sure she is gonna have some stories when she gets home. I look forward to those….and her getting home. :)

I think that is all for now. Hope everyone is doing well. It was great to be home!