Yesterday was my first day at work, and it was a good day. Everyone seemed really happy to see me back, and I feel quite at home. I’ve just started to get into the swing of things, Angella gave me some reports to read about the island’s current water status and we had a team meeting where I began to get a feel of what projects and assignments we’re working on. There was a presentation later on in the day from Ms. Kimberly John about biodiversity and threats to the Jamaican ecosystem, which was also pretty interesting.
I’m in the office early this morning, and I probably will be most mornings. The traffic here is pretty bad, I have to leave home by 5:50 am to catch the executive bus that runs from my neighborhood to Half-Way Tree, and then I have to transfer from that bus to one that runs up to Papine. This routine is actually better than the one I used to do back in the day, where I’d have to catch a taxi from home to Spanish Town, catch another taxi/bus from Spanish Town to Half-Way-Tree and then catch yet ANOTHER taxi to Papine. Doing it that way, I spend at least $170 and would be in a very uncomfortable ride. Taking the executive bus means I’m sitting down in A/C comfort, reading whatever and listening to my own music if I want, or catching a nap, and then I only have to make one transfer. Time is the main thing though; as I said, I left home at 5:50 and I got to the office at about 7:30, and work starts at 8:30. Normally it shouldn’t take more than an hour to drive from my home to work, it’s comparable to driving from Baltimore to Washington DC. If I left home at 7 am though, I probably wouldn’t even be halfway to Kingston by now.
Oh well, at least I can use this hour to chill, get ready for the day, etc. etc. (
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