I am very tired but its to early to go to bed so I though I would update everyone on my day. I just finished my first day in Saipan. For those who read yesterday you know the Airline lost one of my bags. Thank the Good Lord it came in today and I was able to pick it up. So glad i got all my stuff especially my camera equipment. I should be getting some pictures up in the next few days.
In order to get my work status completed I had to get a health certificate, They took an x-ray of my lungs and asked me many times if I smoked even though the x-ray was fine which I though was weird. I also had to get a police clearance, lucky for me they did not uncover my criminal past. I still have not gotten my license. The DMV here seemed to think that Liberation Day (what they call the 4th) is a two day Holiday extending into the 5th.
I think the best part of my day was signing up for cell phone service. The deals here are great! Much better prices than the good old USA. I even get unlimited calling to the US but only if I make the call. I should be able to get full coverage all over the island.
The craziest part of the day was when I was in the Saipan version of Costco, (Yes they have a lot of the same stuff, just higher prices) I saw a hard drive (left) for 150 dollars. This wouldn't have been too strange except this was not a solid state drive and it was only 500 gigs. I looked on amazon and when I finally found a 500 gig Hard drive it was 39 dollars, I think I found a way to make some extra cash.....
The apartment is still nice, its got AC so I cant complain. The WiFi signal is weak but its enough to check email and post things on my site so all in all not bad. I found out where I will be staying next after this place gets fixed. I got less than a month so I better get started. So far Saipan is decent place to live.
In order to get my work status completed I had to get a health certificate, They took an x-ray of my lungs and asked me many times if I smoked even though the x-ray was fine which I though was weird. I also had to get a police clearance, lucky for me they did not uncover my criminal past. I still have not gotten my license. The DMV here seemed to think that Liberation Day (what they call the 4th) is a two day Holiday extending into the 5th.
I think the best part of my day was signing up for cell phone service. The deals here are great! Much better prices than the good old USA. I even get unlimited calling to the US but only if I make the call. I should be able to get full coverage all over the island.
The craziest part of the day was when I was in the Saipan version of Costco, (Yes they have a lot of the same stuff, just higher prices) I saw a hard drive (left) for 150 dollars. This wouldn't have been too strange except this was not a solid state drive and it was only 500 gigs. I looked on amazon and when I finally found a 500 gig Hard drive it was 39 dollars, I think I found a way to make some extra cash.....The apartment is still nice, its got AC so I cant complain. The WiFi signal is weak but its enough to check email and post things on my site so all in all not bad. I found out where I will be staying next after this place gets fixed. I got less than a month so I better get started. So far Saipan is decent place to live.
They didn’t discover that your name is Jason Bourne yet? They’ll get you eventually, but it is nice while it lasts. We miss you man.
ReplyDelete