This week was..different.
Sunday I woke up at an inhumane hour (4) to go to Champerico for some good ole fashioned baptisms! It was about a three hour bus ride and I had no idea what was going on the entire time, as per usual. The baptisms took place in a swimming pool,which was a new experience for me as I am used to the sprinkling water on a baby method. Then we went to the beach! I love the beach! I drank coconut water out of a coconut while standing on the beach with my sisters..perfection!
I was supposed to teach my first english lesson on Tuesday, but for some reason the school had no water and then class was cancelled. Communication is not quite a high priority so I was the last to know about the cancellation. Oh well! I am learning to be flexible..
Wednesday class was cancelled again, so no english that day either!
Thursday I was supposed to teach math to the little kids in the morning but for some reason the teacher did not show up so..class was cancelled again!
Friday there was finally class, but we went to the zoo instead of learning anything. It was great.
Today is my two month anniversary of being in the Guate! Time is going by so quickly and I am experiencing so many new things. Just last week I found a chicken heart in my soup! Que rico!
Also I got ran over by a cart in the market yesterday but I feel it may have been slighly intentional. And we had another earthquake, but as they seem to happen mostly in the nighttime they are kind of soothing. Like those reclining chairs at nail salons that vibrate.
I brought my camera to the beach to take pictures, but I didn´t actually take any as it was about 500 degrees with 1400 percent humidity and I felt like the witch from Wizard of Oz that melts...
I also believe I am supposed to teach english on Wednesday to all of Ceipa, aka like 200 people. I will let you know how that one goes.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Nessy
There was no class this week at Ceipa, so I had absolutely nothing to do. Here are more details on my extreme lack of activities.
Monday: I slept in and then helped my mom cook some food. I took a nap. I read some books.
Tuesday: I thought I had a meeting at Ceipa so I went into town. But no, there was no meeting. So typical in the Guate. I basically never have any idea what is going on. I came home, ate, read some books and took a nap.
Wednesday: My family got a chicken. I named her Nessy. She has beady eyes and looks at me like she hates me.
Thursday: Slept in. Ate. Read books. Took a nap.
Friday: Slept. Read books. Went into Xela to buy more books and eat with Kate. Took a nap.
Told you I did nothing all week. In other news, I survived my first earthquake! It happened Sunday really early in the morning. I was half asleep and everything started moving and shaking and I thought somebody either bombed San Mateo or a volcano was erupting. Then we had an earthquake on Monday too. Luckily they were only little ones and no damage was done.
Nessy went away. I asked my family where she went and my sister said she left. Hmm.
I also took my first shower using a bucket. For some reason the knob for the faucet for the shower disappeared (also typical in the guate) and I had to use a bucket. I kind of liked it!
Hopefully next week will be more interesting!
I also have no pictures..as I spent most of my time eating or sleeping. Oops!
Monday: I slept in and then helped my mom cook some food. I took a nap. I read some books.
Tuesday: I thought I had a meeting at Ceipa so I went into town. But no, there was no meeting. So typical in the Guate. I basically never have any idea what is going on. I came home, ate, read some books and took a nap.
Wednesday: My family got a chicken. I named her Nessy. She has beady eyes and looks at me like she hates me.
Thursday: Slept in. Ate. Read books. Took a nap.
Friday: Slept. Read books. Went into Xela to buy more books and eat with Kate. Took a nap.
Told you I did nothing all week. In other news, I survived my first earthquake! It happened Sunday really early in the morning. I was half asleep and everything started moving and shaking and I thought somebody either bombed San Mateo or a volcano was erupting. Then we had an earthquake on Monday too. Luckily they were only little ones and no damage was done.
Nessy went away. I asked my family where she went and my sister said she left. Hmm.
I also took my first shower using a bucket. For some reason the knob for the faucet for the shower disappeared (also typical in the guate) and I had to use a bucket. I kind of liked it!
Hopefully next week will be more interesting!
I also have no pictures..as I spent most of my time eating or sleeping. Oops!
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Por que El es Digno!
These past couple of weeks have been crazy!! I haven´t had internet access in a while so I will just give a quick recap along with some photos.
We left San Juan Del Obispo and Antigua and headed to Xela for the weekend. We visited my site and met my family, Kate´s site and met her family, and Annie´s site and family. Everybody´s family is so nice and all the job placements seem really awesome.
We headed to a school in the mountains for a week to get a different experience and practice our Spanish a bit more. Needless to say, it was not quite what I had expected. I expected warm weather and only packed warm weather clothing. It was freezing all the time. And raining. It rained about 10 hours a day. Normally I like rain, but when you only have one pair of shoes and no dry clothes it´s not that great. And then we got sick. I got an ameoba and a bladder infection and Kate got an ameoba and a fungus. But we went to the health clinic and got medicine and we all are good now. I also encountered a new breed of mosquitos, and those little devils are evil! I got about 4 million bites on my legs, and almost two weeks later, they still itch! Don´t worry, I will post a picture of my bites.
Bloody bites!!
Now for a recap of this week:
Sunday: I moved in with my host family! They are sooo amazing and so nice and all my host siblings are wonderful and I absolutely love all of them. We go to church in the afternoons in my village so that was different. The pastor introduced me to the entire church and then had me say a few words in front of everybody. I was so flustered that I couldn´t even speak in English let alone in Spanish. Luckily some lady translated for me so that was a relief.
Monday-Friday:
I started my job! The school is absolute chaos. I broke up three fights in one day and kids just run around screaming all the time. I really like it though and most of the kids are super adorable. There is one little eight year old boy that has about four teeth and is the size of a five year old. He is the most precious child ever and does not seem to mind that we cannot communicate. I work in the mornings and the afternoons so I am gone all day. I am so exhausted when I get home! My mom is super amazing and lets me pick what I want for dinner. I usually just eat fruit. I am so happy with my family though!
The internet connection I have right now is really terrible, but expect a blog update next Saturday!
We left San Juan Del Obispo and Antigua and headed to Xela for the weekend. We visited my site and met my family, Kate´s site and met her family, and Annie´s site and family. Everybody´s family is so nice and all the job placements seem really awesome.
We headed to a school in the mountains for a week to get a different experience and practice our Spanish a bit more. Needless to say, it was not quite what I had expected. I expected warm weather and only packed warm weather clothing. It was freezing all the time. And raining. It rained about 10 hours a day. Normally I like rain, but when you only have one pair of shoes and no dry clothes it´s not that great. And then we got sick. I got an ameoba and a bladder infection and Kate got an ameoba and a fungus. But we went to the health clinic and got medicine and we all are good now. I also encountered a new breed of mosquitos, and those little devils are evil! I got about 4 million bites on my legs, and almost two weeks later, they still itch! Don´t worry, I will post a picture of my bites.
Now for a recap of this week:
Sunday: I moved in with my host family! They are sooo amazing and so nice and all my host siblings are wonderful and I absolutely love all of them. We go to church in the afternoons in my village so that was different. The pastor introduced me to the entire church and then had me say a few words in front of everybody. I was so flustered that I couldn´t even speak in English let alone in Spanish. Luckily some lady translated for me so that was a relief.
Monday-Friday:
I started my job! The school is absolute chaos. I broke up three fights in one day and kids just run around screaming all the time. I really like it though and most of the kids are super adorable. There is one little eight year old boy that has about four teeth and is the size of a five year old. He is the most precious child ever and does not seem to mind that we cannot communicate. I work in the mornings and the afternoons so I am gone all day. I am so exhausted when I get home! My mom is super amazing and lets me pick what I want for dinner. I usually just eat fruit. I am so happy with my family though!
The internet connection I have right now is really terrible, but expect a blog update next Saturday!
My lovely room!
Pizza with Kate and Annie!
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