Almost a Month Away

Well, It´s been a few days since I´ve made a post. First, Let me address some questions I have received from the blog comments.

1. ¨What should we send you?¨

-I could easily write up an extensive list, but for everyone´s sake I´ll kep it brief. Girl Scout Cookies, Cheap/burned DVDS, and music would be awesome!

2. ¨How do we get in touch with you?¨

-Communication down here is really tough, so the best forms are email and blog postings. I do have a cell phone and can receive calls from the states for free, but anyone who calls me has to get some kind of calling card...I can also call the states for 10 cents a min. Skype is also pretty great for calling. Its free for anyone on Skype and 2 cents for me to call landlines using Skype. If you have a webcam, you can see how tan and slim im getting ;) But, the internet connection here is not that great, so webcamming is iffy.

So...

On Wednesday I got back from San Lorenzo, where I didn´t stop sweating for 3 days. It was a really great trip and I learned a lot from the volunteer that lives there. On Monday, Kyle (the volunter I visited) and I supervised 10 thirteen year-olds he trained, while they gave HIV/AIDS classes at a local highschool. He managed 2 classes and I managed the other 2. For anyone that doesn´t know, Honduran schools are very different from schools in thge US. For one, students pretty much do what they want if the teacher isnt paying attention. Literally, kids will run in and out of the class at will. It was really shocking, but very enjoyable. I was so impressed by the kids who taught the classes. They were intelligent, well spoken, and interested in informing their peers. Unfortunately, some of the students weren´t interested in listening. But hey, not everything is perfect, the day was still a huge success.

Kyle´s house in San Lorenzo was pretty huge, but it didn´t have any running water. Some of you may think that it must have been unbearable, well it was...no, actually it was fine. The only problem was that I couldn´t stop sweating, even at night while I slept. Also, I finally got some good old american food. Kyle made me some Tuna melts for lunch and for about 7 seconds I thought I was back in Atlanta. Wednesday morning I got up around 7 to catch the bus around 8:30. I was a bit worried because there was a bus strike on Tuesday, so I wasnt sure if I would be able to get back to Teguc wed moorning. Luckily, everything worked out and I made it.

Tomorrow we are heading for Field Based Training. My group, health, will be heading for La Paz. I´ve been told that its really hot their too. YAY...Six of us, including myself, will be living in an aldea right outside of the city called Yarumela. The other 10 will be in the city. I have also been told that Yarumela is hotter than La Paz. YAY, again...My host family in Yarumela was described as a disciplined family that locks the gate at 9pm, regardless of whether im home or not. Other than that I really don´t know what lies ahead. Its been really great reading everyone´s comments, so thank you and keep them coming.

I love you and miss you all

J