Voice of Will: Back in Flagstaff

2006-07-21 - 3:23 p.m.
Lets see an update. Ok. We got back to flagstaff on July 1, and found out the apartment we had ordered had been ordered for July 7. So we had to spend 6 days with friends and family until it opened up (I would rather have eaten my own spleen, but it did work out ok). I went in to ask about a job for the summer working in the mental health field, and before I made it out I was offered a full time job w/out an interview, and w/out my resume. I turned them in and am now attending orientation, and then start in the middle of next week. Not going to argue, with $10.50 an hour for about 40ish hours, and overtime for the summer. so I'm working in a group home with 2 men who have alone time, full time employment and very involved families. CAKE.
The apartment is a 2 bedroom 1 1/2 bath townhouse, and is very nice. The kids are in love with the swimming pool, and in fact we spend about an hour a day in the pools. The kids are also doing some gymnastics (but money is tight). They are also finishing up their homeschooling right now, and will be on their appropriate grade level when we get to Tokyo.
We leave for Tokyo on Sept 1, and the job starts Sept 14, so we will have about 2 weeks to get used to the city. The school found us an apartment on the west gate of the school. The apartment is 62 square meters, and we don't have to pay for anything. 3 bedroom 1 1/2 bathrooms. so that is nice. The next year is looking promising, and we are looking forward to it.
It is amazing how much the color of the sky, the clouds, the trees actually hurts to look at. The vividness of the color, and the clarity after china almost make me want to weep. I feel like a sponge that is just soaking up the beauty in the country around us.