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So it's been a while since I got on here and updated. Sorry for that guys. But here's what's happening.

Mike is taking scuba classes. Well, he's working on the classroom part right now and starts diving this weekend. He's getting ready to get to Africa for a billet, known as a GSA, pretty much, he will be working for the UN (United Nations) as a military peace observer. His actual duties are unknown, but he'll learn more when he goes to his school. He will be leaving here in April, around the 20th to spend some time at home with his family then to San Diego, Mississippi and then to Quantico, VA for training. He will head to Africa in May for his duty. We are currently awaiting our next set of orders, hoping for Monterrey. There's a post graduate school there that he wants to get his masters. So we're waiting to hear, hopefully we'll get it. We don't see why we would have a problem. But for now, he's here with me and finishing up his time at the command.

I'm sure most of you are asking what's going to happen with me? Well, hopefully I'll be staying here. We're just waiting to hear from housing about me staying here in the house. They are supposed to support people on GSA/IA tours. So hopefully, we'll here soon. I'm still working on school. I'm at the point not that I have to declare a major. I'm leaning towards a degree in social and behavioral sciences. So far so good with school. It's every 8 weeks that I start a new classes. Sociology is my next one. Wish me luck!!

Other than spending time with Mike, I've been able to go diving. Like today, we went to the beach here on base call Gab Gab and we found the biggest anemone that we know of on island. It was literally, 15 ft wide and 15 ft long. I didn't have a camera, but I plan on getting one. I'll go back and get pictures soon. It's just so amazing to scuba dive and be able to see what it's like to live in that environment.So soon, we'll both be able to dive.

We're planning a trip to Pohnpei, it's an island to the south east of us. There are manta ray cleaning stations that you can dive on. We're both really looking forward to diving there. Mike's big draw to this island is the ancient ruins. If you look up the island, you'll see what we're talking about. It looks incredible!! Speaking of trips, we took a weekend trip to another island called Saipan. It's north of us and has a lot of World War II sites on it. We'll post the pictures to Snapfish and post a link on here for everyone.So, in a coconut shell, that's our world. I'll let everyone know what happens with orders and the housing situation. We hope everyone is going well.

That's our life in a coconut shell!!

Love,
Bonnie and Mike