So, I'm coming to a close on my first official day working. I currently have 7 people in the dorm, and 6 in the private rooms two people waiting for a night bus and a dog and a cat and a three year old. The cat lives here so I'm used to her presence but the dog and kid arrived this afternoon. Both are well trained (the dog and the kid) so the cat tolerates them. But I'm just waiting for the battle royal to happen at any moment.

So far this position has gone well. I spend a lot of time on the computer just waiting around. I'm going to have to take up some hobbies, or actually do what I plan to do like exercise and study. I really need to learn Spanish. I can handle all my other duties but when a taxi driver calls and asks for directions I start praying there is someone around who can understand the garbled accent on the phone. The cleaning lady, Sonia, has been a big help with that. She's an older Costa Rican lady with 7 kids and grandchildren. I'm just one more. We understand each other, sort of. There's mostly a lot of smiles and nods from the other side when we try to talk to each other.

I still haven't met my boss yet, the owner Frederico. Though I've taken plenty of calls for him. Supposedly he's coming back from the beach tomorrow. I've heard a lot about him but it comes down to he's a good man and boss with a lot of eccentricities. So, we'll see.

Still feeling good. Not too tired though I get up at 7:30 which hasn't happened since high school. I haven't worked a night yet, but I'm not looking forward to getting up to let people in. If Iola and Robin are anything to go by I'll be tired and a bit grumpy in a few days. Yay!

Oh and the 3-year old's name is Jaykan Vishnu. He appears to be half spanish/half black. Just sayin'...