I am so sorry that we haven't posted an update since we left. Things have been CRAZY!!! I will try to fill you in as much as possible in the short time frame I have. Caesar (my cab driver) is taking me to the market so that we can buy some food! He's a nice man...tries to rip me off constantly but I have my eye on him. Anyway....here it goes....
We arrived in Houston on Friday night and it was pretty interesting to say the least. I booked us into a place close to the airport called Greenspoint and while we were being loaded into our shuttle, a man approached me. He told me that I'd book us into an area of Houston affectionately known to the locals as "Gunspoint"...nice. He advised us not to go out after dark. So, we ended up eating the most disgusting pizza you can ever imagine because it was the only thing we could order in!! The bright side of all of this is that the next morning I was allowed to make my own waffle...in the shape of TEXAS! (Are you reading this Murina!?) I was just thrilled...Kevin didn't care. Hahaha...off to the airport.
We arrived in Roatan on Saturday and, I must say, it was a bit of a culture shock. Dirt roads...beautiful beach...lots of parties. It is definitely another world. We couldn't sleep because the heat was totally incredible. Anyway, yesterday we checked into this little basement apartment that is much, much cooler and has a beautiful tiny fairy door in the middle of this garden. It really is like living in the Secret Garden. Plus, we get a beautiful claw foot bathtub and the owner is Canadian. It's in a very safe area. I will post photos as soon as I take some...it's been a rocky few days and at first I didn't want to do anything. Even though I've traveled a lot this is different and I find myself missing my friends and family to the point of tears. Silly girl, I know. OH...and we started diving today...three dives today...did a fun dive, a navigational dive and a peak buoyancy control dive as well. Tomorrow we finish our advanced course and on Wednesday we start Rescue...it's supposed to be INTENSE and we hear we will be tired and burnt to a crisp from the sun. Luckily I bought SPF 45 waterproof...although, of course, I'm the only one that uses it. Kevin is invincible. HAHA....
What else can I tell you? Hmmm...oh, my first day here (don't get alarmed) I was hit by a car. It wasn't very hard (no broken bones) but it did really hurt. Apparently the taxi drivers drink and drive in the evening and I was in their way. He clipped me pretty hard with his side mirror but some rum eased my pain. Speaking of which, the people at our diveshop (Coconut Tree Divers) are AWESOME!! So much fun...should be a very interesting few months. We're starting to settle in a bit more and feel more comfortable. It's hard to unwind and take things as they come. They say it'll be a couple of weeks before I'm not quite as high-strung.
Okay...must end now....talk again soon when the Internet connection is better. Oh, lots of bugs and crabs here. A lizard lives in our room but apparently he eats the gross bugs so it's better to leave him in there they say. Lots of love to all our friends and family!!! We miss you so much. I tried to call you today at work mom...just wanted to say things are good and I'm feeling much better about it all. Don't be worried!!! xoxoxoxxox Toot! Toot! Caesar's waiting!!
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