Whew! What a first day. The sun rises so early here.... or maybe I've just been far away from the equator for too long. Why don't I remember early sunrises in the summer up north in Montreal? Hmmm, I'm afraid that if I follow this train of thought in my current somewhat delirious sleep-deprived state I might never make it back to what I originally sat down to write about. Which was.....
Well, that might be a lost cause by now. Let's see, yes, first day at the office. Most of that I can't talk about. But I can tell you that it looks like good company out here.
Good spirits, upcoming vacation plans, recent vacation stories, close-knit friendships. There are little lovingly-tended community gardens in the middle of the cluster of apartment buildings.
This evening I came home to put my feet up and try to get to bed early and catch up on lost sleep. When I turned on the tube, I chuckled to myself. I had forgotten how Armed Forces Network (AFN) was filled with reminders not to steal army equipment, ways to make your marriage to a foreign national official, and pointers on how to vote from overseas interspersed with mainstream shows from a few days ago on American networks. It is a strange rhythm.
Counting the minutes till it's late enough to call family on the other side of the planet ...
Well, that might be a lost cause by now. Let's see, yes, first day at the office. Most of that I can't talk about. But I can tell you that it looks like good company out here.
Good spirits, upcoming vacation plans, recent vacation stories, close-knit friendships. There are little lovingly-tended community gardens in the middle of the cluster of apartment buildings.
This evening I came home to put my feet up and try to get to bed early and catch up on lost sleep. When I turned on the tube, I chuckled to myself. I had forgotten how Armed Forces Network (AFN) was filled with reminders not to steal army equipment, ways to make your marriage to a foreign national official, and pointers on how to vote from overseas interspersed with mainstream shows from a few days ago on American networks. It is a strange rhythm.
Counting the minutes till it's late enough to call family on the other side of the planet ...
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