Here is my first blog from Aruba. I moved here on July 29th and will be teaching at the international school here. I haven't written a blog in awhile and this one is long overdue. I will have to do a blog about my last few weeks in Egypt, my trip to Europe, and my visit in America.
Here are a few pics from the first day.
Here is an iguana I saw right by the ocean.
The school set me up in a temporary apartment. Luckily this bed had a rail so I didn't fall out of it, haha. Also, the school bought me some snacks, tea and coffee to help me get through the first few days.
Here are some pictures from the first weekend in Aruba.
The California Lighthouse in Aruba. You can't go in it yet while it's being renovated.
Here are pictures of Baby Beach.
A few instagram photos.
An Old Dutch Windmill that was deconstructed and then reconstructed in Aruba.
This is the car that I bought, It's a Chevy Spark.
Here are some pictures of my apartment. I looked at about 4 apartments and I posted pictures of them on FaceBook. If you don't have FaceBook then you will have to be satisfied with pictures of just this apartment. It is very windy at the apartment and it's about a 3 minute drive from the nearest beach.
Here are some pictures at the Beach.
I am Jumping!
Now it's Tiffany's turn to jump!
I think Isabella is dancing instead, haha
Here are some pictures of two old cemetaries in Aruba. They are interesting and full of history.
Here are some more pictures exploring around the island. Here is a picture at the Casibari Rock Formations. There are steps that go all the way up and then you can see a lot of the island from up top.
Here are some cave paintings on the island.
Here is an abandoned Gold Mill gold smelter building right on the coast.
Here is where the natural bridge is. There is one left. The other bigger natural bridge collapsed many years ago.
Isabella, Tiffany, and I.
Some more beautiful Beach pictures.
One day after work Isabella and I hiked up the Hooiberg Mountain (Haystack Mountain) It's cement stairs all the way up. It is a really good workout hiking all the way up.
We even saw goats climbing up the mountain.
We saw an abandoned water park and we took photos of it.
Here is a lizard that I saw climbing around my classroom walls.
My coworkers and I went one night to a place called Rhythm and Booze to listen to good music.
Isabella, Tiffany, and I had to go to the hospital for a health check. Here is a picture of use waiting to be checked out.
Some calming or creepy artwork in the waiting room at the hospital.
A fun night out bowling with coworkers!
The beach, Mangel Beach.
A beautiful church near San Nichola in Aruba.
Some unusual artwork on the side of the road. I decided to turn down random roads and then we saw this artwork. We also had the car chased by dogs a few times. We saw some enormous goats and had goats running across the road too.
In San Nicholas we stopped at a bar called Charlies. They are open usually only during the day time and tourists from all over the world go there to enjoy the fun atmosphere there.
The moon and an anchor.
