Desperate Housewives

One of the things we miss the most about home is our friends. We left behind so many of you wonderful people, and that makes us a little sad! Sometimes I'll be out dancing and think about how it would be so much fun with Cheryl here, or I see people out sea kayaking and think of Melinda and Mat. The other day we were thinking about Darcy and how he definitely would have a blast here. All of our friends and family are never far from our minds.
That said, we have managed to meet some great new people. Blake works with people from all over the world. His office alone could put the UN headquarters to shame with its diversity. Want to go diving, ask a South African. Watch rugby? Talk to the British. Have copious amounts of beer on the Jolly Roger-that would be the Irish. Or how about where to find good surf? The Aussies know. So we are never far from a knowledgeable source, no matter what the query.
I am very thankful to have met some housewives of fellow KPMG employees, and together we have started spending the mornings together doing anything from beach walks and snorkelling to tennis and pool side tanning (logically, we tell the husbands we are cooking and cleaning). The boys have nicknamed us the "Desperate Housewives" but we know they are just jealous! Two of the girls, Correne and Kate, are from Australia, and we are all newly-weds in search of jobs. We have discovered that we have a lot in common, and our husbands get on so well together that we have quickly formed a little group of our own ( in fact, the other night all of the boys took off after the bar to go skinny dipping in the ocean at 2 a.m.- I thought it was supposed to be a co-ed sort of activity, but apparently I am wrong). We have also met a British girl, Nikki, whose boyfriend works at the firm. Together we make quite the fun foursome, and manage to whittle away the hours of the day quite quickly. Our little group has attracted quite the attention from many of the KPMG new starts, as I think our daily activities and lifestyle are quite sought after, but little do they know all the pain we go through each day agonizing over what job we will apply to next, how to cope on earnings of $0/day, which company offers the better health care plan, and of course, the merits of using pineapple juice over mango juice in a rum punch.. Ahhh, the trials of being a housewife.