Nothing here reminds you of home

We have some of the best sunsets here.
If you can overlook our complexes 12 foot high wall with barbed wire you will see a very nice sunset
Even though we live in a nice apartment complex the road to it is down a dirt alley. This is what it looks like after one of our daily rainstorms
It was pouring rain on our way to a restaurant for dinner. Because it's warm kids just continue playing outside in the rain
Today I became a warden for the US Embassy. I am in charge of looking after all of the Latter-Day Saint United States citizens on the island. If there are any emergencies I would be the link for communications. If I became aware of any problems concerning the citizens I would report that to the Embassy. Right now it's a very easy job. All I have to do is watch over Cheryl.

The helmet law requires all adults to wear 1 when they operate a motorcycle. I have never seen a youth, child or baby with a motorcycle helmet on. Quite often there will be a small baby on the motorcycle. The other day Cheryl  and I witnessed an accident where a motorcycle slid over on its side. The baby was between the mother and the father. Luckily the child was uninjured.
Sunrise on the bay.
This is Arturo Island. It belongs to timor-leste. It takes 4 hours on a slow boat and 45 minutes on a fast boat. The slow boat cost $5. The fast boat cost $35 each way. We have not been there yet but will probably go soon as we have a possible humanitarian project there.
Our apartment complex has a pretty large crew of housekeepers, groundskeepers and security. It is quite a staff considering there are probably only 20 units here at the most. When labor is very inexpensive people seem to hire a lot of people. We have two large gates on the complex that instead of having electric openers they have people that just stay by the gates all the time and open them. When we go out jogging in the morning one of the gate openers is asleep in his Guard Office. They sleep on the floor with no cushion or pillow and the light is always on.

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  1. The PiersFebruary 11, 2018 at 6:26 AM

    Does you now being a warden of the embassy mean you do not have to leave the country to get your visa's renewed? I loved your comment "Right now it's a very easy job. All I have to do is watch over Cheryl." Since we served in Indonesia we are familiar with the rainy season. They say there are two seasons there...the hot wet season and the hot dry season! Thanks for sharing!

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    1. The Trapani's in LiberiaFebruary 11, 2018 at 4:35 PM

      Being a warden does not grant us any special privileges. We still have to leave the country every 3 months for our Visa renewal. We are actually looking forward to the brief trip. We have a long shopping list of things that we can't buy in Timor leste

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    2. The PiersFebruary 11, 2018 at 8:24 PM

      Where will you go? Jakarta? I would vote for Bali if you have a choice.

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