Settling in.

So, It is amazing how a glass of ice-cold, sweet, iced tea (made by yours truly, thanks mom), a pack of ramen noodles and a few skype calls can make your day so much better. If you couple this along with a few pictures drawn by the kids prayer group at your local church it is like the icing on the cake. (check them out - guaranteed to put a smile on your face)https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151551815208903.1073741826.736333902&type=1

Never mind the 96ºF days without A/C and 88ºF at present. It all makes you so very thankful for the things that we take so much for granted. 

For instance finger nail clippers.... Random I know but when I couldn't find mine that I thought I had packed away I asked a local about getting a pair. She responded by, "we'll check at the library." I thought to myself that this chick is nuts! Usually you go to Walgreens or somewhere like that for finger nail clippers, not the library! Later on I found my own pair, so going to the library for finger nail clippers was not necessary after all.... After the fact, I needed to find a gas line for the propane tank so I can use my fancy little gas stove. As we walked down the street towards the super market to buy groceries we passed a tire shop. She said, "let's check here for a gas line for the LP tank." At this point I'm thinking to myself, "Is there no standardization in this country at all?! It seems as if everything is backwards or has little relevancy at all." The tire shop ended up not having the hose but the appliance shop down the road did. Idk... maybe it is just me, but I am thankful for some sense of standardization. At least I know where I need to go for a pair of finger nail clippers back in the States. 

Living like Macgyver yesterday morning, as to not dirty up a bowl (since I did not have "clean" water to wash dishes) I decided to eat out of the plastic bag which the cereal was conveniently packaged in. Necessity is the mother of invention!