I feel like I haven't been doing all that much lately so this entry may be a little bit short. I'm going to attempt to bring my laptop over to one of cyber so hopefully I can put up some pictures that I've been wanting to share for a while now.
This weekend I went to Managua cause I needed to get some work done for my student loans. It was nice to get a break from life here and also have some time to speak English with some friends. I had some Mcdonalds and went to a burrito place that I love called River City burrito (I think.) Whats really weird about this place is that the only other store they have is in Jacksonville FL.
I spent the night at my friend Jordan’s place in San Marco. We had some drinks and met another peace corp member at the bar. It's weird the things you find yourself talking about with other Peace Corp people.
The next day Jordan’s family decided they weren't happy with me staying there and we headed out to Granada to see another Peace Corp person. His place was great with his own kitchen and large rooms. I'm really envious of him living in Granada but with this place to I was really impressed. Went out again for drinks and met some Canadians volunteering at a hospital. It's interesting to to know there’s other people here doing the same type of activities. It's funny to when you ask them how long there staying and the response is usually a month to three. When we tell them were living here for 2 years their jaws drop.
This week I've been painting. Nicaraguan's independence day was Tuesday so schools have the whole week off. I painted my room and basically the rest of the house. I've noticed this activity amuses the whole community and they all come look at what I'm doing. I don’t know if its because I'm a American or just the painting. Each day I've had about 30 people in and out of my room and talking to me about it. One day it looked like there was a party in the street because I was painting.
Tomorrow doing the same. It's nice to do some hands on activity but they keep adding things for me to do and paint. Also as I was typing this found out I'm losing my room and my living room. They are giving me a new one which is a bit better than my room now but without the living room which is my prized possession right now. I’ve been planning what I'm going to do with it since I moved it and they didn't even warn me that soon I'll have a new room. So I'm a bit bitter now but it will be alright, Just a third of the space that I have now and I don't have a place to put my hammock. All because of ME painting everything.
R.I.F.T
I was a little bit sick the other day and believe I had a fever. Lunch rolled around and it was blistering outside. I went to my family and was talking about being sick and what I would be having for lunch. When my mother found out I was sick she insisted on soup. It was about 90 degrees in the middle of the afternoon with a fever. I tried to say no but she insisted. She made a banana type soup. They also made me sit in the kitchen while I ate, which is where the oven thing is which made it even hotter. So I'm sitting at the table sweating more than you could imagine with a fever eating hot soup. As I'm eating I see there’s meat which I'm excited about. As I pull it out I realize it's part of a pig.........with hair on it. I asked the family whether they eat this with the hair on it. “Of course its delicious” they responded. I picked through it looking for meat and probably found a nibble.
Today I was painting and my brother picked up the masking tape to use. I told him there was none left and he made an angry face and just threw it out the door. There was a trash can next to him.
The other day I was invited to a party by an older Peace Corp member who was visiting. We went to a large barn at the top of the hill where they store beans and corn. They decked it out with strobe lights and speakers. It was just a giant place packed full of food and music and dancers. The DJ was awful and played each song for like a minute and all the songs skipped. I can barely dance and to this music I just looked ridicules for about an hour.
During this dance party a woman came up to me and asked me for a dance or at least I think that’s what she said. I politely said no cause I was taking a break. About 10 second later a person I believe was her brother came up to me and started asking me why I didn't dance with her. Messy Spanish ensued for 5 minutes and I walked off feeling bad.
I put my shorts on inside out to paint during this week. I forgot and walked pretty far into town. I realized half way what I looked like. I started rushing really quick and hoped none of the professors saw me.
May Peace Be Onto You
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