11/14/09

This past week the boat arrived. We were expecting it a couple months ago, but are happy that it finally arrived. Fortunately for me, the boxes I shipped came several months ago. There was a problem with the big ship getting clearance from customs for whatever reason, so they sent a smaller boat. Luckily, I got all three of my small boxes. The crazy thing is that I didn't need anything that I had shipped. I mostly sent toiletries and had plenty for the time being. I felt a little guilty getting my boxes when there is a couple here who is new and they hadn't had anything but what they brought in their checked bags. Needless to say, many of the missionaries were happy to finally get their stuff after waiting so long.

This also means that all of the food we ordered from Sam's Club came. My roommate and I hadn't ordered anything because we had a huge order the last time. Normally, the process is to order at least three months worth of food. It takes a bit of getting used to ordering that enormous amount of food, but you always want to over order than under order...and we had over ordered by a long shot. The good news for me is that the longer I am here, the more I know about what I can buy here. We try to eat more local foods for a few reasons. One, it is fairly cheap and adds to their economy. As for ordering food from Sam's, though it is necessary because there are certain things we cannot get here, it is fairly expensive considering someone has to go there to do the shopping over the course of two days and take it all to the boat dock and put it in crates. As for the frozen food, we have that all put in deep freezers and then inside metal cages. The boat bill alone is pretty hefty as well.

So, though I didn't get anything, I am happy for all the others who had been waiting so patiently for things they shipped to the dock back in May!