I've arrived in Guam

I have been in Guam for officially 24 hours. After a 23 hour flight and two lay-overs I was ornery as a yellow jacket when I arrived. My back hurt and I was nauseous from the Continental Airline Cuisines. I managed to get through customs and find my bags in less than 30 minutes. The airport was a ghost town, nothing like Hartsfield in Atlanta. As I approached the taxi and rental car lane, a young man approached me, "Are you Kimberly? I'm Carlos!" Carlos had been sent by the manager of my hotel to help with rental car arrangements. As Carlos and I exited the airport I felt like I stepped into a sauna. At 9pm at night with no sun, Guam was sweltering with heat.

After my rental car was secured, Red, the manager of my hotel escorted me to the hotel and took me to the local grocery store to pick up midnight goodies. By the time Red and I left the grocery store it was after 10 pm. Red equipped my room with a refrigerator, mircowave, loveseat and 30" TV, which I understand are not standard amenities. The warm hospitality shown by Carlos and Red was just the welcome I needed.

As expected, I spent most of the day sleeping. I did manage to get out and find the infamous K-Mart that externs from last summer raved about. On my route to K-Mart, I spotted a Denny's, Taco Bell, McDonald's, Tony Romas and Lone Star Steakhouse. I was suprised to see so many familar places to eat. My visit to K-mart was the highlight of my day. It is slightly larger than our Walmart Supercenters, equipped with a pharmacy, full appliance center, Little Caesar's Pizza and furniture department. I don't think there is anything that you can't get at the Super K-mart. Best of all it is open 24-hours. I've already made another shopping list for my next visit.

It's almost 11:00 pm on Sunday night, so I'm going to turn in for my first big day at work tomorrow. The Supreme Court is less than 2 miles from my hotel. I'm going to enjoy the short commute and break from Atlanta's traffic!