Exactly where is "here" and why is it different?

I am no longer in the Army.  It is official.  Ok, no it isn't.  It won't be official until the end of April, but it might as well be.  I am starting a new job on Monday the 17th that I am extremely excited about.  I am going to be a Value Stream Manager with a company called Triumph Air Repair.  What that means is essentially that I will be a production manager for a company that repairs Auxiliary Power Units that go on commercial and military aircraft.  Lots of fun and I have always been fascinated by the aircraft industry, so this is perfect!

I now live in Chandler, Arizona.  It is part of Phoenix and is a wonderful place to live.  The weather, so far, is fantastic.  The people are friendly.  The drivers are non-aggressive.  The stores and restaurants are plentiful and I live in an apartment complex that has a sand beach at the pool and two sand volleyball courts.  Very nice, I should probably go take advantage of that some time...

Here is a shot of me entering my apartment for the first time.  Cheesy, I know, but here you go anyway.  I did some painting in the apartment, more on that later.