Day 2

Its not raining today but still pretty overcast.  I went ahead and took a better picture of our view.  The tops of the mountains are still in the clouds so I'll try to get better ones.

I have so much to say about this place but I dont want to burn up all of my material in the first days.  I'm still so excited to be here.  I think that I will just talk about breakfast because it says so much about this place.  I guess that every Sunday is a big brunch buffet up at the club.  It costs 50 L which is about $2.50 US and had almost everything you would want, from fruit, yogurt and cereal to bacon, potatoes, omelets and pancakes.  Even better is that it seems to be the big community event.  I've never lived in a small town but this place is very much a small town.  People were filtering in and out as we ate and almost everyone stopped by to chat with everyone else.  There were kids running around and babies in tow and everyone took an interest in all of the kids and babies.  Its almost like a big huge family here.  One family had a 2 week old baby and another guy told us that his wife is due just a month before me.  Most importantly, everyone was so welcoming and everyone already knew that I am pregnant even though I'm not showing at all.  My understanding is that word gets around quick here because, I would imagine, there just isnt that much else to talk about and since everyone requires housing, many people are involved in the personal details of new employees.

Even though this place is pretty small, I'm still pretty lost.  My plan for the week is to walk the property as much as possible every day so that I can get my bearings.  My impression so far of the residential part of the property is that is seems like some sort of vacation community.  The landscape is gorgeous here in the tropical mountains with a variety of vegetation from tall coconut palms to pine trees.  There are houses everywhere and they are all different.

Thats all for today.