The White House...literally

Kim here. Well, we've finally made it here, and after 5 days of trying to access the net we are able to hit our blog. Not sure where to start except that this place is truly an adventure and we're in it full swing. Our home is literally a white house, inside and out, from top to bottom. White cement walls and white tiled floors. Our ceilings are 10 feet high, with a 20 foot ceiling over the dining room/living room. The kitchen is very tiny, with brand new cupboards, which we are thankful for. There are a few things around the house that we're trying to get used to, like showers that hit the entire bathroom (difficult to keep the toilet paper dry) because the bathroom is literally the shower itself.
For those of you who love to shop, picture being able to start out with $1500.00 US to outfit as much of your home as you can. That's toilet paper, pots and pans, dishes, food, microwave, etc. Sounds fun, heh? Imagine me, standing in "HyperMart" (that's really the name, too...it's exactly like it sounds) trying to decide between the pastel purple ice cube trays and the pastel green. The day after we arrived I had 6 hours to shop for all of these things, and it would take me 20 minutes just to make a decision. Sometimes, after deep contemplation, I would just walk away without the item I'd just stared at for so long. The first night, I went home with all my kitchen utensils and a bunch of handy items, but no food, no dishes, no cutlery and no pots/pans. Was quite comical if my family hadn't had to eat that night. Thank goodness for Skippy Peanut Butter.
As I am writing this, Tris is in the kitchen cleaning up (our helper arrives this week) and just got a scare as a gecko ran past his foot. They're these weird, transparent guys that are our friends... they eat mosquitoes and little ants. Matthew is in his glory between geckos and zapping mosquitoes with our heavyduty electric zapper.
Not sure what people want to hear about our adventure, but we'll try and fill this in regularly to keep you updated. It's been difficult without access to the net. Imagine coming home and having no net, no blinking telephone messages and no tv. That's where we're at right now, except that our neighbour has been kind enough to let us mooch off of his wireless for the time being.
We hope to post some photos later on, once we slow down. Our days have been packed with orientation, unpacking, shopping and falling into bed at night completely exhausted. I'll deal with the emotional side of this adventure in a later blog. Thanks for reading. Kim