On Saba!!

We have arrived on Saba! The island is amazing! We took a ferry over from St. Maarten which took about an hour and a half. We are at a temporary place wayyyy up on the mountain. The view is incredible- we can see all the surrounding islands from up here- St. Kitts, St. Eugustine and one other island. After we settled in, the housing agent gave us a tour of the island and dropped off some welcome baskets for us complete with food and information about the island. After that we headed over to Jobeans Glass Studio so I could meet Jo and take a look at her studio. She is fantastic and witty! What a perfect combo! haha After that we went to meet our landlord who met us with a Saban delicatessen made with pumpkin and squash and raisins. She took us to see the place we will be renting as of May 1st and its perfect! It's 3 bedrooms and one bathroom. We will turn one room into a office/painting studio and the 3rd room is free for anyone who would like to come visit!! The place is right in the middle of downtown. Now dont get too excited- downtown is about one square block with a couple restaurants and a couple stores. It does happen to be right above a sports bar so H is in heaven! When we got home our neighbour (who happens to be H's biochem prof) came by and asked if we wanted fresh red snapper from the local fisher. So we made that for dinner! It was delicious but our first time cooking a whole fish. The fish's eyes popped out and some weird jelly started to pour out of them! Poor H offered to cook it up so I made some beans to go with it! I know I probably didn't make it sound appetizing but it was delicious! There really isn't much to do here at night so we stayed home and watched some tv and that was it. 

Today, we went for a walk around the island to see what's around and discovered that the island is full of really cute wild goats, lizards, roosters and the occasional cow. Everyone waves to each other and is really helpful and friendly. Hitchhiking is the norm here so you get to meet some fun people who are excited to give you advice on making it on the island. I gotta say it's kinda weird to listen to a white person talk with a Caribbean accent! I met the owner of one of the fine dining restaurants and she offered me a serving position so looks like I got sucked back in! haha They are only open for dinner and the couple who owns it is very nice so I'm happy! I went to check out the hotel where I applied for the receptionist position but it doesn't look like that will be happening right away if it does. I'm keeping my fingers crossed! Anyways, I think that's all I have to say. I miss everyone back at home already but I am very excited to learn the way of life here. Hopefully, I will pick up some Caribbean expressions mon! haha