Moving In

It didn't take long to remember why I love this place so much. Mornings begin at 5:30 with a 5 mile run and a swim in the South China Sea. Nothing but smiles and nods from some of the sweetest people on the planet. Shower, email, market, smoothie, and off to teach the morning English class. College kids so eager to learn and soooo fun to be with. Lunch, nap, odds and ends, evening class, dinner. The day flows by effortlessly. The only way I could make this any better would be to have all my family and friends here.

At least that's how it looks this second morning in my new living space. Moved into a fairly new two-bedroom house facing the ocean and river. The views are wonderful, the car and truck noise constant. It was a trade-off. I'm in the middle of everything. Completely opposite of my life in Rhode Island. Nice kitchen and living area on the first floor. Wide door opens to the sidewalk where all my neighbors know exactly what I'm eating...which is usually fruit smoothies if it's breakfast or  salad for lunch. Dinner is out and I'm loving Vietnamese food more every day as I try something new!

Second and third floors each have one bedroom with balcony, bathroom, and office alcove.  I think I'll sleep on the second floor and use the third for a guest room/living room. There is a roof deck with the best views. If I put  table and chairs it could be wild.

 I've got wifi, a subwoof speaker system, a/c, and all the fresh fruit and vegetables I can eat.  My neighbors are friendly. The woman next door has already scolded me for leaving my kitchen window open when I leave. I've also left my keys in my motor bike several times, without someone stealing it.

Anyway, living in a house now, I don't know how I survived all last winter in a hotel room. Now I feel like I really live here. Home sweet home away from home. I know one thing, I could not feel comfortable here if I didn't know that I still could always come back to Rhode Island, because if you are from Westerly, you can never really leave home.