Settled...

I've been in PR for 6 days, and it's amazing what one can do in that time. As I write this from my new bed in my new place with my new fan blowing the Puerto Rican afternoon heat away, the story about how it all came to pass is even hard for me to believe. Before I came to PR I spent some time online looking @ cities and classifieds trying to make a plan. Although, I knew it was only possible to do so much without seeing the place. As Katie and I drove around the whole permiter of this beautiful tropical paradise, my preminitions about Mayaguez came to life as we pulled into the city. We stopped to get coffee, and sure enough that's when it hit me- fear. Somehow for the first time I thought to myself "what am I doing? I know no one here. I don't have a job. I want to go home.". Well, after Katie keeping me together with some great truth about God not ever leaving us, and not ever allowing harm to come to us and me finishing my coffee, I decided I would try and find my spot. We drove for about 4 minutes when I decided to park and walk. I saw a sign that said VACANTES and knew it was for me. I walked up to the door and with a timid little "hola" mananged to land myself a furnished room in a house with 6 boricuas and a lovely lady named Lucy. With a trip to Walmart and a drink to celebrate it was done. I've spent the past two days biking and walking around this great city and will be excited when I can post about my new job. The lesson I learned was one I saw on a cute greeting card once ... "Just as the catepillar was about to give up, he became a butterfly" (I wish I could have learned it from the card). For now I'm glad to post that I am settled and discovering my wings to fly!