Entry 2 - November 2, 2024
Nov. 2nd, 2024 07:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
islandchildYesterday Khem and I went to the land in Morne L----. He closed the deal earlier this year for $80k EC, which he paid in cash. For years he saved and saved living in this tiny room I'm writing from now. He waited to get the right spot of land with a sea view. This place has more than that...
The property is about 5,000 square feet overlooking the bay of L----. Deep blue sea, fishing village, and mountains beyond. Even the airport. The neighborhood is so peaceful and quiet. For the past few months he's done the work of a backhoe himself clearing trees with cutlass, axe and reciprocating saw. The trees and brush are piled into a giant heap, left to dry, and then burned. For someone so skinny K is very strong. And determined.
It's sad to see some of the bay leaf trees go down and watch a young forest fall. Thinking about all the birds and lizards and bugs that make it a home. Yesterday I had the easy job of snipping down all the young trees trying to spring up. The forest's last Hail Mary to save itself. It was a little sad. We are keeping as many original trees as we can, and we will plant more to apologize to mother earth... But all that said in my selfish human heart I'm so excited to see the house get built and watch the concrete foundation be poured. Then it will feel real.
There's some native species of orchid growing on that hill as well. I saved one from certain death (brought to mom's house) but the other two are buried deep in the soil. Orchids take a long time to develop root systems and they don't like being moved...More things to plant in the future. You would be shocked how cheap orchids are here. At most $90 EC, which is like thirty USD.*
*NOTE-- I will be doing exchange rate stuff a lot.
There's another piece of land for sale in the area, about 5300 square feet. With the money I got from my inheritance I might be able to afford it. It's at the bottom of the hill, though, and near the ravine which I'm not sure I like. But if it's in the same area as Khem's house (our house) I could maybe open a guest house which would be good passive income. Truth be told there are little opportunities here for locals to make money, REAL MONEY, as in American dollars, but to enter the hospitality industry or get in with the scheming corruption of our politicians. "bohbol" is the local word for it.
After we cleared the brush on the hill (have to think of nickname for hill) we went down to the beach. It was a beautiful sunset. K and I walked along the shore and then dove in. I don't really like swimming at night but I can never turn down a chance to get in the water. We splashed around, talked and planned for the future.
I've never felt like this with any guy before. Like everything is falling into place. I love him so much.
I'm not going to tell anybody in my family about buying land, or building, or anything. That's just a secret between me, Khem, and all of you...
The property is about 5,000 square feet overlooking the bay of L----. Deep blue sea, fishing village, and mountains beyond. Even the airport. The neighborhood is so peaceful and quiet. For the past few months he's done the work of a backhoe himself clearing trees with cutlass, axe and reciprocating saw. The trees and brush are piled into a giant heap, left to dry, and then burned. For someone so skinny K is very strong. And determined.
It's sad to see some of the bay leaf trees go down and watch a young forest fall. Thinking about all the birds and lizards and bugs that make it a home. Yesterday I had the easy job of snipping down all the young trees trying to spring up. The forest's last Hail Mary to save itself. It was a little sad. We are keeping as many original trees as we can, and we will plant more to apologize to mother earth... But all that said in my selfish human heart I'm so excited to see the house get built and watch the concrete foundation be poured. Then it will feel real.
There's some native species of orchid growing on that hill as well. I saved one from certain death (brought to mom's house) but the other two are buried deep in the soil. Orchids take a long time to develop root systems and they don't like being moved...More things to plant in the future. You would be shocked how cheap orchids are here. At most $90 EC, which is like thirty USD.*
*NOTE-- I will be doing exchange rate stuff a lot.
There's another piece of land for sale in the area, about 5300 square feet. With the money I got from my inheritance I might be able to afford it. It's at the bottom of the hill, though, and near the ravine which I'm not sure I like. But if it's in the same area as Khem's house (our house) I could maybe open a guest house which would be good passive income. Truth be told there are little opportunities here for locals to make money, REAL MONEY, as in American dollars, but to enter the hospitality industry or get in with the scheming corruption of our politicians. "bohbol" is the local word for it.
After we cleared the brush on the hill (have to think of nickname for hill) we went down to the beach. It was a beautiful sunset. K and I walked along the shore and then dove in. I don't really like swimming at night but I can never turn down a chance to get in the water. We splashed around, talked and planned for the future.
I've never felt like this with any guy before. Like everything is falling into place. I love him so much.
I'm not going to tell anybody in my family about buying land, or building, or anything. That's just a secret between me, Khem, and all of you...
