So I'm still figuring out how to blog.  You have to stick with me.  here are some pics from the first couple days.  Bottom left is a picture of flooded Houston after Hurricane Ike, which blew through the day before my flight. 

The top two pictures are from the dock where we left for our boating trip last saturday.  The top right is a picture of a bar with a monkey outside (top right of picture, you can see him in his little box).  Apparently this monkey isn't all that nice. 

I'm also trying to upload  a picture of my house and my car.  If that works, you can see my awesome beater of a car (the forerunner). It doesn't turn left, but it's a fighter.  Oh, and the steering wheel is on the right side. I'm getting used to this as well.