today and tomorrow we are doing counterpart workshop. this means our local work partners are in thies at the training center to learn about peace corps and to start a plan for the next 3 months. i cant believe that training is almost over! in 2 weeks i will be at site for good. i will probably have access to internet 1x a month so i might not be able to update as frequently. this training has felt a lot like summer camp-- everyone gets excited for packages from home, we sleep on bunkbeds, its really hot... i am slowly getting used to things that used to really bother me before i came here. screaming children were like nails on a chalkboard and now its just white noise which is good because i think my new host family has 11 children. (God help me)
this weekend we have our first day off! we are heading to popenguine to go to the beach and hopefully relax a little. we were in village for easter so it wasnt exactly a day off and it was kind of sad not being at home for the holiday. i feel like the days here come in waves-- maybe you are happy in the morning, by lunch you have had enough and just want to go to sleep and when it is finally time to go to bed you are back in a good mood. easter was like that for me-- i woke up kind of sad not to be at home, went to mass and was even sadder because of course i didnt understand anything. but then i realized that some things are universal-- they baptized babies at church and i saw the proud aunts and uncles taking pictures just like at home. i went to an easter party afterwards and the women were cooking and making sure everyone had drinks while the men did nothing-- just like at home in the south! no offense-- this is obviously a generalization anyways-- i happen to have a VERY culinary-ily talented male cousin. anyways, easter made me realize that i am happy to be here and i am so excited for holidays and birthdays and new experiences to come.
may 13th i swear in as an official volunteer and sometime soon after that i move to my hut. i will update ya'll with my new address but you can always email me (hhines77@gmail.com) and i will respond asap. thanks for reading and for all the prayers! updates on my last week at homestay coming soon....
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