Arrival

After 2 grueling days of flying through Los Angeles, Hawaii, and Majuro, we finally arrived on Kwajalein yesterday. Coming from the mainland United States, there's no two ways about it - it's a LONG journey. There are no direct flights to the Marshall Islands, and so your only option is to fly to Hawaii. From there, you get on board what's called the Island Hopper -- a United Airlines flight that stops at Kwajalein, amongst an array of other Pacific Islands as it ultimately across the Pacific. So yeah... lot's of airplane time.

We arrived on a Saturday afternoon and it immediately began raining. Thankfully, by the time we processed through security, the rain had stopped. My principals met all of us new teachers with vans and so we were able to get our luggage to our new rooms and tour the island a bit. 

I'm assigned to what is essentially a studio apartment called a Bachelor's Quarters, which all personnel who are not married with kids, basically receive. Mine is in a building called Surf. The room's really aren't too bad, and were slightly bigger than I actually expected...

After putting my things down and getting a tour of the island, I essentially spent the day unpacking and exploring a bit. And this exploration took some time because moving quickly is hard when it's hot... oppressively hot. The temperature may say just 81 degrees, which sounds delightful - but with the massive humidity, it feels closer to 91 degrees. That said, once the sun started to set and an ocean breeze came in, it got much nicer, and the evening was downright pleasant. 

That's all for now - I just got here, so more information simply isn't in my brain yet. But I'll leave you with some pictures of my new island home (not the boring room).