five days on

We have been here for five days and it feels a life time, I stood in the local supermarket the third day here and went in to melt down with too much choice, tearfully I suddenly hankered after the local Co-op in Elm Grove Southsea where I knew where everything was and not much to choose from. We have somewhere to live a pretty condominium, unfurnished and a mile from where I work, I think a bicycle is going to be bought next week to get me fit and avoid driving! Our small shipment of clothes, books and things to remind us of home is hopefully somewhere in Savannah, we are madly visiting thrift stores to find sofas to sit on and lamps to light the nights. One good thing is I have a new bed ! Mike is the best person to make sure the mattress is a good one , Americans love big beds.
This morning we were stopped at breakfast and asked if we may might be Europeans as the man could not help noticing how we were eating in a european manner, we were also very quiet, we assumed its because we used a knife and do not hollar through a door instead of opening it !
Yesterday we went to the Tybee Island which is about 15 miles away from the city centre. My new boss Allan Drummond and his wife Gaye kindly revealed this beautiful location the evening before , it is so calm and the beach was empty, beautifully peaceful at six o'clock in the evening except for the extraordinary birds I have yet to identify.
I have decided that there are so many fabulous signs and symbols we have to share them so watch this space for the wierd and wonderful messages that are all around the city.
Tomorrow I start the process of becoming a Professor ...............