Aberdeen is cold and rainy right now and I have a suspicion that it may be like this a lot. My room is small and I share the flat with four others, so far I've met three. Asian and two Africans, both female(shucks) neither speaks english very well, so I can't pinpoint Exactly where they are from. One smells strongly of mothballs and so does the ( Read more... )

There are four months left, mas o menos, of my Peace Corps service.  What now? It seems to be a question on many other volunteer´s minds as well, so I assume this a normal part of the process.  I cant`t get over how quickly the time has gone and yet there were times I felt as if the days were lead weights chained around my thoughts and actions, ( Read more... )

There are somethings I´m just not ready to write about yet, they float around in my head and I shove them into the brown paperbags of my mind until they are ripe for journals.  And it as it turns out, some just refuse to ripen. Now what, do I try to quicken their progression with messy unplanned words? hmmm...

Yes, I would say I´m pleased. I got to talk with Regina and Cil for over an hour today for FREE!  How amazing are internet cafes ( Read more... )

I am right where I´m suppossed to be. I feel and and know it, but I ache for you.

    A friend and I decided to go out for New Year's so we put on our finest country clothes and headed into the city at 10:30pm.  We had seen advertisements for this club all over town and it seemed natural to go there.  When we arrived nobody was there but a bouncer.  "Umm, where are all the people at?"  He replied back with a smile that said " ( Read more... )

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    Somewhere between strands of slow Guarani and rapid Spanish I eventually understood my host mom asking me how come I didn't speak as much Guarani as 2 others in my group of ten.  Afterall, we had been studying for the same amount of time.  What was the correct answer?  Maybe, "I'm stupid, I'm older, they're smarter," or maybe "they're freaks ( Read more... )

Pike (pronounced peekay).  One little tiny bug that has struck fear into all of our (norte) hearts.  Basically, the female flea more or less.  So you may be thinking what danger/fear could this small mite-like creature hold, well I guess it depends on how long you let it burrow into you.  Yes, that's right, burrow.  Let's start with the whole ( Read more... )

There has got to be an easier way to get in this thing.  I slither under the yellow netting like a snake and still manage to untuck it from half the bed.  I will learn how to use this mosquito net gracefully, I repeat this over and over as I retuck te thing from the inside.  God, it's hot.  Sweat is pouring down my face when I realize I forgot to ( Read more... )