Ok here's the latest!We spoke to Daland's Dad tonight and worked out our departure date and accomodations in Honolulu before we find a place to live. So even though the flights aren't booked quite yet- our official date of departure is .....
AUGUST 23!!!
I also found out my official start date for work. Since the people in Honolulu want me to start immediately, I will start working from home until I can make the move out there. And that start date will be this coming Monday, July 26! I also just received a very broad outline of basically what I will be doing:
For any of my *MAFers* that might be reading this, the job is essentially collecting information on any and all regulatory and non-regulatory mechanisms that will be affecting the proposed 82 coral species that are being petitioned to be listed under the ESA. 8 of these coral species can be found in the Caribbean, and the rest are found in the Indo-Pacific region. These 82 corals can be found in approximately 80 different countries around the world. So I will be in charge of compiling the information for all 80 countries about their federal, state/province/territory, and local laws and regulations that might be affecting these corals. It seems like a HUGE and DAUNTING task, but my supervisor has advised me that I shouldn't be scared away!
Of course, I don't know all the details yet beyond that broad spectrum of stuff- so I'm sure there is a lot more involved. I will be speaking with my supervisor over the phone tomorrow for the first time to get some more information.
That's about it for now. It's getting REAL! After 7 months of unemployment, I will be starting work on Monday!!!!
Stay tuned...
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