<strong>Mike Hollis arrives at Lou Island with the other three colleagues via helicopter, explores the house on his own, and records his first video diary.</strong><br/><br/>Each bedroom in the house had a different layout, but was the same size and had the same furnishings. They were assigned, not chosen, and Mike’s was on the third, top floor, although there was active roof space as well. Within each bedroom there was a private alcove where their video diaries could be recorded. Mike’s first one went thusly:<br/><br/>“Hello…this is my first diary entry,” he said as looked down at a pad where he had scratched some rough notes. “So I met my colleagues for the first time at an introduction party at the hotel in Port Moresby. The four of us had been given the responses to the others’ questionnaires, but it didn’t really give the whole picture of the person, ja?” He laughed at himself a little. “So the girls are really pretty, and I am an old man. I’m the oldest person here, 10 years older than Katy and 14 years older than Beth. I’m even five years older than the other guy Sean, so will see how that works out. Obviously I have no complaints about that.<br/><br/>“But Katy and Beth are both very beautiful. Katy is an artist and Beth is a student. That’s another thing. Not only am I the oldest here, but I’m also the least educated. I only went to Gymnasium, and then I became a sailor like my father and brothers, and none of us went beyond Gymnasium. We had a lot of practical on the job training like that, but I’m not going to be able to talk Shakespeare or Rembrandt to any of these people. Sean is an Engineer and seemed very smart when I met him, so I am a little intimidated by all that as well.<br/><br/>“So we came be helicopter, and it’s a little odd that the landing area is so close to the house, but there’s enough jungle in between that you can’t see it from anywhere in the house and a concrete subway in between. Apparently that’s how we get our food and supplies and anything we need. I have never ridden in a helicopter before so it was pretty exciting for me, but I was glad when it touched down here. When we touched down we were brought into the house, given a two minute orientation on emergencies, and then told to explore on our own.<br/><br/>“The house is incredible. It’s humungous! In my room there is a very large bed, large enough for three or four people. There is a large shower. There is an office with a computer that I don’t think I’ll be using very much. But my favorite part is the windows. There are giant windows along the entirety of one wall, and it arches out, so the view is about 240 degrees. It reminds me a lot of the Bridge on a ship, but curved and prettier. I’m wondering if that is why I was assigned this room. The view is of the beach, dock, and then the jungle and mountain to the right. It is the most beautiful view I’ve had from a room in my entire life. The windows continue into the bathroom, so I even have the same view from the shower. I can see the deck around the main level of the house, too, and all of the beach. The only thing about it is there’s nothing on the walls, so I think I’m going to ask Katy if she will draw or paint something for me that I can hang up in here to make it feel more like home.<br/><br/>“Before I found my room, I found a sun room and a weight room. Down another hall there was a library room that looked amazing. And there was a room with a billiard table, the only room I’ve seen that doesn’t have windows. There is a large living room on the main level, with a huge wood deck around the outside of the house with stairs that lead down to the beach. The kitchen is entirely glass other than the appliances and counters. There are no upper cabinets, only under the counters. The view is absolutely amazing. There’s a little elevator that brings up supplies from the basement. I haven’t been down there, but we were told that’s where our waste goes, there’s a water recycler and desalinizer, so this house has no net environmental impact on its surroundings. I find that very interesting.<br/><br/>“So that’s about it for now. I’m going to keep exploring the house, and I’m going to offer to cook dinner for the others because I enjoy it a lot and I want them to feel welcome. I’ll be back later tonight to tell you how the first day went. Bye Bye.”