End Week One

Hola a todos!
So much has happened during the last week. Things are going well. I have been going to bed every night pretty early because I am so tired during the day ( I blame it on the humidity and heat. It has been sunny, no rain yet although they are supposed to start any day now. The temp averages about 85-90 every day with humidity of 95%. I never thought I would surive it but we are getting used to it.

In the mornings we have 4 hours of tech training. This week has been a large overview and we have had experienced volunterees come in every day and tell us about what they have been doing and the challanges they have faced. We´ve covered rice tanks, fish tanks, composting, home and school gardens, cacao and coffee and lots of other cool stuff. I am pretty sore from swinging the old machete around. no blisters yet.

In the afternoons we attend a language class (all classes take place in homes within the community. We usually sit outside on the terraza or in a ranchero (a open structure similiar to a car port but the roof is made of palm leafs.) Next week I will begin helping in the school which I am excited about because I dont have any kids at my host families home.

I really like my host family. My ¨mom¨calls me her daughter which is actually kind of funny since she isn´t that much older than me. She is a nurse at the local clinic and has a great sense of humor. I think she is dissapointed I dont want to gossip more about the guys in my group. I keep telling her we haven´t had much time for gossip or ¨bochinche¨to develope.

We are all getting pretty sick of the food already. They fry everything. Fried hotdogs are a breakfast staple. I haven´t had too much trouble with the gluten although I made some stupid decisions yesterday...

It is really beautiful here, it´s very green and there are fruits everywhere mangos, oranges, platanos, and lots of different stuff none of us are familiar with.

I think of you all very frequently and hope everything is going awesome. Libby, Alea, hang in there with the waiting process! So far I have to report that it is worth it!