ARIZONA: Here I am!

Hi all,

Sorry I have been out of touch for a while. I left Montgomery for AZ on Friday, arrived Sunday afternoon. When I arrived, I learned that the remodel of my apartment here was not quite done. There is a house on campus that is used for guests, etc and that is where I have been staying. My apartment is now done and several of the guys out here helped me move all my stuff in. So, now everthing is settling down a little bit. Let me tell you more about my situation.

I am the new bookkeeper for Sun Valley Indian School. I am responsible for general accounting, payroll and donation receipting. I work with some wonderful people and believe I can form some friendships. Our campus is small, so everything is within walking distance, so no daily gas usage:). I have access to free meals in the cafeteria if I choose as well as a fitness room, and library. I love it here so far. The people are wonderful, I have a cute little apartment, and the cafeteria serves well-portioned, nutritious and TASTY meals. The biggest negative so far is the weather, I live in the desert so no matter what temprature it is during the day, it drops by about 25-30 every night. And with no trees to speak of, the wind...it's brutal. I'm sure that in the summer, I will welcome the coolness of the evening but right now, I end up with 15, 20 degree nights. But I will adjust quickly so no big deal. My job is really good. As is expected, there is a lot of sitting around and then payday, bill payments, or donations will come due and I will have way too much work, and then back to down time.

Feel free to contact me, my new info is:

Becky Coats
Sun Valley Indian School
8450 S. Sun Valley Rd. Apt #18
PO Box 4013
Sun Valley, AZ 86029



My home number is not set up yet, but I still have my cell phone (334)819-6740.