Hello my fellow US Americans. We have learned from Miss Teen South Carolina that there is a dire map-shortage here in the good ol’ USA… but, if you are so privileged to have access to maps, we are back in Utah. It’s a mountain-west region state known for its Jello dishes. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4Khx0D9Vxg[/youtube]Here’s a pretty funny break-down of the poor Miss Teen’s blunder.
Neil and I are happy to be home. We miss Mexico, but we’re excited for the big city living. Since Tuesday we have seen pretty near every sketchy basement apartment & rat-hole in Salt Lake and have narrowed it down to a few delightfully moldy favs. We have pretty low standards, so sopefully we will have a place by next week. I start my new job at the English Language Skills Center on Tuesday. Wish me luck!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWNqtAszYdM[/youtube]
All is well. We just got the fast internet installed after a killer day talking to 15 internet techs, 5 phone techs, an actually guy coming out to and fixing the phone lines. Anyway after 6 hours of yelling on the phone and at each other (I am sure Kate will mention this in her blog) we got it working. It is still not that fast but man does it beat dial up. Well enjoy the vid.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdxu84iK3Ns[/youtube]
Well here it is, our first attempt at a video. This video was taken at a festival in a small town outside of Xela, Guatemala about a week and a half ago.
I am trying to get more of the videos on our YouTube account, so be sure to check back often.
Mexico things are going well. We are currently having a few friends visit for a week and it is nice to have the company. I have been working hard to get the computer systems up and running in the compound but things go much slower in Mexico than the US. Much needed high speed Internet takes up to 10 days to install once the order has been placed. So by next week we should have it. Also to add a little more adventure to our stay, the compound’s water supply has been failing all weekend and we have had to go most of the weekend without water. Not that it is hard or anything, when I lived in Kenya it was much worse, but when it comes unexpected and you are unprepared, and you need to go to the bathroom, and there is not water to flush the toilets, then things get a little uncomfortable.
We love it here, though, and are enjoying every second. We will try to get more of our videos up on YouTube as soon as we get a fast internet connection (I will try and post one more tomorrow), so be sure to check back. Also we will get a commenting engine installed this week so if you’re struggling to find a place to leave a comment don’t fret, it is on its way.
P.S. our YouTube site is http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=kateandneildotcom
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