What next?

After working a couple oddball jobs, Jorge replied to an ad in the paper for a construction manager. He emailed off a general resume with “references and additional project details upon request” and received a prompt email back requesting an interview and those additional project details and references. After the interview, where he was happy to learn the position was more administerial and not running a crew, something he hopes to never suffer again, he was offered the position which includes housing, food, and travel allowances and told to name his salary and preferred schedule.

Sound too good to be true?

It’s in Papua New Guinea.

The girls don’t want to go and I can’t say that I blame them. They love their school and new friends too much to move again and have really have blossomed these past few months. We’ve all settled in quite nicely; however, we don’t have an endless supply of the green stuff. We initially planned for a six-month stay and recently juggled finances to accommodate our new extended plan with the knowledge that the sale of our properties would afford an investment in a permanent situation here.

Have you been following real estate trends lately?

Jorge chose a six-week on and two-week off roster. His two weeks off would be paid and the company would fly him back and forth, or fly us all up there when desired.

We came here with the goal to spend more time with each other, working together as a family, and this certainly runs contrary to our plans. It comes down to the money because that is a finite resource (the Melbourne Cup is only an annual event, after all), and this opportunity affords infinite new possibilities. I mean besides earthquakes, cannibals, malaria, tsunamis, dengue fever, volcanic eruptions, headhunters…


Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns driven time and again off course…

-- Homer