Finally!
Ahhhh, I finally have a moment to sit down at my computer and type. I feel like life has been really busy lately. Last week we had our second parent education night at school so I took some time to prepare that (math, my favorite!!!! seriously, it is….okay, so maybe not favorite favorite, but definitely cool).
Last weekend (October 15 & 16) was my roommate’s Birthday and we had a big bash at the house on Friday. Our staff came and then a bunch of friends as well. It was a lot of fun but involves a lot of clean-up that neither one of us has gotten to. Saturday, I woke up around 6:20 - I can’t seem to sleep in here, not even when I really need to. I went to the laudraumat, washed some clothes and read my book. I am still working on Blindness. I like it a lot but I find I need to devote some time if I want to read it; I can’t just read it for five minutes while I fall asleep. Anway, backt to the weekend. Around 11 am, I went fishing with Leila, Marc, his mom and a couple of her friends. We caught one mahi. Marc and Lei were bummed but I was pretty excited because I saw my first live mahi. I am used to seeing it only on my dinner plate. They are beautiful fish. Iridescent green that looks yellow and blue in places. Granted, it would have been a lot more fun to catch a bunch of mahi, but no complaints from me.
Then, as soon as we got off the boat, Leila and I scurried home and took showers, put on some nice clothes, I chowed down on a quick quesadilla left over from the birthday party, and we headed to the “Miss Marianas Universe” pageant (I am seein’ it all baby!!!!!) Leila’s friend Maile was one of the contestants. She was beautiful up there; they all were.
So, Sunday came and I went for a really long walk on a path that starts at Bonzai cliff and climbs up the mountain to Suicide cliff. Not sure where I am talking about? You can look on the virtual tour map on
www.cnmi-guide.com
We only had three days of school this week. Thursday and Friday we had off as a “fall holiday” It was definitely time for a break from my job. Don’t get me wrong, I love my job, but I was ready for some down time. Leila and I headed to Guam on Thursday evening. Her dad lives there so we stayed with him. We flew in this little 6 passenger plane. I got to be the co-pilot from Rota to Guam. There was no co-pilot so the pilot requested that someone sit in that seat. It was really cool. I also got to see the moon come up from the plane. That was beautiful, it was a big orange ball. Friday, Lei and I got up early, lounged around, then did a little sight-seeing in the southern part of the island. Guam is a very beautiful island. The outskirts of town are like Saipan, but the down-town area is just a lot of concrete like any other city. Well, Leila and I shopped until we dropped. I haven’t done that kind of shopping since middle school shopping sprees. It was a successful mission. I bought functional items such as sheets that actually fit my mattress size, towels, and vitamins…. I also splurged and bought two new pairs of zoris (aka flip-flops, thongs, slippers). You may or may not already know this about me but I am a closet shoe-junkie. Does a person really need 6 pairs of zoris? Probably not, but I figure it is better to be safe than sorry! Haaa haaa, laugh people, laugh. We went to K-mart and I felt like a kid in a candy shop…. so many choices, so little money. It was nice to be able to get some things like emergen-c and the kind of lotion I wanted. Saipan doesn’t have the best selection of stuff sometimes. That’s okay, k-mart was nice/convenient but I really don’t miss being surrounded by constant consumerism.
We also hit up Ross and Macy’s - new swim suite, pants, shirt, bras and underwear. Leila’s cousin, Liza, lives in Guam, so we hung out with her in the evening. We went and heard this reggae band called Kaya. It was really good. When the show was over we went to a couple other bars then head home. Guam is a single girl’s heaven. Everywhere we went there were guys guys guys in every shape and size. I couldn’t believe it.
Today is Saturday - we woke up, Lei’s dad made us eggs for breakfast then we headed out, did a little more shopping, ate at a jamaican restaurant, then Leila and I checked in at 2pm for our flight.
And now I am back at home, listening to Norah Jones and writing on my blog. Well, if you have made it this far then you are truly a dear friend to read all my nonsense about island life. Thank you. I hope life is well for all of you. I miss you all.
PICTURES COMING SOON!!!!