We are finally beginning to settle into our new home. It's been a whirlwind of emotions and stress. It's funny how you can plan and imagine what it'll be like, and be completely wrong when you get there. I thought we would be riding our bikes everywhere and walking to the beach with coconut drinks in hand and Nala by our side. Though the island is small, it's not
that small. We found a house in the perfect location. We just wanted to make sure we found a safe place to live, and thankfully we did! Guam's crime mainly consists of theft and drugs. We found a cute little house smack dab in the middle of the island. We also live 5 minutes from the beach and downtown shopping and restaurants. All the churches we have been to are really close, too. The only bummer is John's work is about a 25-30 minute drive and we only have one car- so that means I get to drive him on days I need/want the car. And if I get a job down the road, we might need to get a Guam bomb(a really cheap beat up car that people buy to avoid nicer cars getting ruined from island climate). All in all, we love where we live so far! We are almost unpacked, its taken a few weeks because there is so much to get done when you first move, like transferring auto insurance, picking up my car that was shipped and having it inspected, transferring medical insurance, paperwork for work, literally the list keeps going but you get the idea lol. Today, I get the privilege of saying goodbye to my Florida drivers license and getting a Guam license! And finding rugs, because our whole house is tile and anyone who has a lab knows how much hair they shed... wish me luck!
Some things to know about Guam:
1) Boonie dogs. They are everywhere. They even travel in packs and look both ways before they cross the road. In fact there are so many that the shelters take them in and many people adopt them here! We are thinking about getting Nala a friend ;)
2) Coconut crabs aren't walking around everywhere. We still haven't seen one lol. But we haven't explored as much as we'd like! John is still anxious to see one.
3) There aren't brown tree snakes everywhere either. Haven't seen a single one, for those who tried to scare us by saying we'd hate it here ;)
4) I've seen more cockroaches than spiders. But no more than in Florida. There are a lot of geckos! I have found several in our house or around our house. But the idea is to not kill them! They eat the cockroaches. Thankfully, geckos don't scare me!
5) The best months are apparently Jan-March. It has been beautiful! Not too hot at all.
Downtown Tumon
When we brought Nala home from the kennel
Eyelashes for the car lol
