June 16, 2009
Hello all!
I made it in one peice. The first internet cafe I went to the elerctric went out after 10 minutes of being there, so I will try to type fast…
The flight was good and many things here are very interesting. I learned how bad my spanish is, but I am taking spanish lessons from Francisco at the solar center for any hour Monday thru Friday. It costs 5 dollars per hour, but given the situation I figure it is well worth my money to be able to communicate with people.
My host family is very nice. Jesus is my dad, Myra is my mom, Adaly is my brother…I think he is about 12, and Graciella is my sister and she is 10. We smile at each other a lot and try to talk to each other.
The driving here is similar to at home, but they are much more risky and pass in very tight situations.
My family has an outhouse behind their house. They have solar power and are on the grid. They have a refrigerator, T.V., and lights…much to my surprise. I think my family is a little bit more so well off than others, not many people have refrigerators. My host mom is the president of the solar women´s group at the solar center. My host dad goes to Ocotal…the city 15 minutes away…to work. So far all I have figured out is he works at a bank…I think..and he left Monday morning and came back Tuesday morning…so I haven´t quiet figured out what is going on. My sister and I played a Looney Toons card matching game..I can handle matching two cards…works very well for my Spanish speaking level right now…hehe
So many stories…lots to take in all at once! There are about 6 people working at the solar center…one from Canada…one from Greece…one from Colorado… There are more volunteers in the city too. It sounds like we are going to try to meet up sometime and go to Hondorus.
Going over basics for work still and it seems like there are many opportunities for projects.
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