The last two days have been rather productive for me. Wilma, Gillian's mother, has been the hostess with the mostest. Yesterday she showed me my new school, took me to the local mall for lunch, helped me buy a cell phone (I'll come back to this topic in a moment), brought me to the grocery store, AND to the surgery (doctor's office) so I could register with the National Health Services. Then she braved the passenger seat as I drove myself around in my new car. I think I did quite well - slow but well. Today we went to St. Andrew's where we had tea and coffee overlooking the Old Course in the Old Course Hotel. It was quite a rainy day so we opted to drive around so I could get the lay of the land. I will explore on foot another time.
I also had a great physiotherapy session yesterday with a woman who lives no more than 1/4 of a mile down the road from me. So I rambled through my small village on two percocet - luckily no one tried to strike up a conversation. The new American in town may have earned an interesting reputation if that were the case. I don't know what it is about physiotherapists but I have had two who are wonderful people! Maybe I should consider making that my second profession as some point (you know, so I can become a wonderful person as well).
Finally the sun is breaking through today and I might venture for a wee walk :) before my car guy, Billy, comes by to show me the nuts and bolts of my car (like how to get the speedometer/odometer to work). Tomorrow reality sets in as I head to school to get my classroom set up.
OH! I almost forgot - the cell phones. Cell phones here are SO EXPENSIVE. The phone itself is quite cheap but I am paying about $0.34 a minute to make a call AND to receive calls. That's right - here we are charged everytime someone calls us as well! I think most Americans are lucky that is not the case in the US. We'd all be broke! (or broker)
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