Of the first three evenings I have been here, I have had dinner cooked for me thrice. This is an improvement over Italy where it was nonce per week.
Of the first three days, I can say that I likely made a good decision coming here. The amount of collective knowledge and opportunity is outstanding.
A list of things that are firsts for me in the last three days:
1. Got a Florida drivers license
2. Drank calamondin juice
3. Ate an orange less than 100 feet from the tree in which it hung
4. Saw a "Beware of alligators" sign and wasn't sure if it was a joke
5. Assisted in the production of cane sugar molasses
6. Saw an old lady try to leave Walmart while remaining on the store's scooter
Finally, and this could forbode ill: I noted that the door on the interns' office locks from the outside only.
Very funny, guys. I've already seen three snakes.
The alligator signs are not a joke. They have alligators the same way that some places have possums or armadillos. The major difference is that possums will not usually drown you in a swamp before devouring your mutilated corpse. Also, armadillos carry leprosy, and that is gross.
ReplyDeleteGot to hold a baby Alllgator once when we took the chlLdrens cholr to the French Quarters ln New Orleans... l thlnk you should flnd one and keep lt as a pet! So your talk of plcklng oranges and lettuce ls maklng me more determlned to flnlsh my garden! Keeps ralnlng though. Praylng for you...glad you are there, mlsslonary man.
ReplyDeleteKnowlng the extreme adventureman you are...please note that l wasnt serlous about you taklng home a Llve baby ALLlgator to let grow as a pet...especlaLLy to house ln an offlce that only locks from the outslde....Stay Safe, Llttle brother! Embrace the new adventure!
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