Home Sweet Home

I have just spent my first week in my new home in Madolenihmw. Its a small house that has a view of the harbor, and a nice front porch. We get neighborhood dogs that come by and hang out looking for food. We also get chickens coming through the yard, and they double as an alarm clock. I was supposed to start school on Monday but my assignment was switched from Seniors to Sophmores, so I do not start till next monday. It was a relaxed week I spent most of my time reading Jurassic Park in the hammock in the front of my house. I usually play basketball with some locals in the afternoon. I had to clean out my classroom, which is a one room building supported by cinder blocks. It has a hole in the floor where supposdely students like to spit betel nut juice through. I am currently in town, but we just got our phone hooked up at our house so I will have dial up internet access. Hopefully I will be able to put some pictures of my classroom and house up for yall. We are going to visit Nan Madol this weekend, which is an ancient city in Pohnpei from around 1000 A.D. Some refer to it as the venice of the Pacific because there is a massive network of canals between each of the smal islands. If anyone has any ideas for first day activities for my students let me know.