I'm beginning to like it here! It's pretty, it's relaxing, the staff is friendly, we have delicious food, my colleagues are good company, and the work is simple. Jury meetings have been fairly short an efficient, no big issues have come up and we spend most of our times hanging out or waiting, if not for the next meeting, then for lunch or dinner. Talking about work! I. and I tried the sea. It's amazing, it's warm as bathwater. I'm guessing it's close to air temperature which is I think around 37°C. But this is what the tropics are like, I guess. After all, we are bathing in the southern part of the gulf of Mexico here. Anyway, the beach is very flat, so the sea is shallow way out. The sand is white and fine. Very pleasant to feel it between your toes, and much to my surprise it doesn't turn frying hot in the sun, like it does on the beach back home in San Diego. There is an almost constant breeze that's really refreshing. Actually, it was almost windy by the end of the day. And another discovery I have made is that the drinks here are free! That's refreshing as well. I have tried the Margaritas a little bit. Found them a little on the sweet side, but one I had tonight after dinner had lots of punch though!
We had dinner outside tonight, on the lawn up off the beach. Again, a buffet, with some dancing. It was funny. Hooked up with F. after dinner, hadn't really talked with him yet. Had no idea what sort of a man he was by now, last time I saw him he was 17, sweet, romantic, (too much) but a little melancolic and lost. Amazingly we had a multitude of things to talk about, including how silly we must have been as kids. He's very cheerful, accomplished and confident today, in it sort of made me feel warm to see him like that. And then, how often do you see a man who 20 years later has managed to keep all his hair intact!
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