Hola mi gente! When we last left off I had more or less just arrived to Fantino, site of my home for the next two years...We were also coming up on elections here and I can say that all things went relatively smoothly in Fantino, no guns going off or the like (as in some other PCV sites). However, because almost everyone was consumed by elections, children included (I kid you not) the end of last week was very very slow and I found myself reading and sleeping alot...neither bad things, but when I feel like I should be working and andaring and meeting my community it can be a hard pill to swallow. However, not every day was spent reading and napping. The minute I got back to my host family, the Dona through me on the computer bc of course I am a computer genius and can fix her printer, the CD drive and make Internet appear! Lo siento, (again) but in fact I am not a computer expert...even with this said, I tried to fix the printer to no avail as it ony needs new ink and in my boldest attept to fix hardware, I opened up her computer, took out the CD drive and heard things rattling around and promptly explained that she needed to take it to an expert! Also, I have become part of a daily walking group courtesy of the PE teacher at my school. He nd his buddies, Papo, Kiko, and Eduardo walk every day (well every day that elections arent sweeping the nation) on a long road that runs behind the town. This road is an oasis for me....surrounded by grand farms, lined with mango and other fruit trees and lots and lots of mountains in the distance! We had a respite (elections ) but today we start up again. Last week I also attended a theater group meeting at the cultural center which was great and made some friends with some really motivated jovenes and will attend their meeting again tonight. In my attempts at andaring (walking around and meeting people) I hung out with a few older kindly gents at a colmado near my school as well as went into the other Computer School and observed a class and met a few of the other teachers. Here is where I met Mike. However, I didnt run into him until I was killing time at the Internet cafe. We chatted and he asked me if I wanted to go to his church on Sunday...while I have been having reservations about going to Church (for obvious and not so obvious reasons) I accepted. Why? Well, because its a new experience and a great way to meet other people in the community without just straight up pulling a pop in on them. He showed me where his church is (on old discoteca) and then back to his computer school where I met his two other brothers. They all speak pretty decent English and o course want to practice with me where as I need to practice with them...but that afternoon I helped them with English and they invited to me to hang out that night! Well Saturday night was great...met their sister and other friends, who are all univeristy students and really chill. The next morning I woke up early, went to observe an English class and then over to Evangelico church. Well, it was quite interesting. The first hour was spent singing (the family is kinda like the Partridge family in church with a band) and the second was a sermon, of course lots of JC talk, but all in all interesting and I got to meet alot of very nice people. However, this now means I will also be attending Catholic service as not to offend or favor anyone and of course meet more people. Also, there is a very active youth group affiflated with the Catholic Church that I wanna meet! Que mas? Well, each day proves to be another day to practice Spanish and meet more people and forget about how awkward I feel...embrace the awkward has become my motto as well as day by day! This weekend I am going to Santiago to meet up with some other PCVs and go to an Escojo Mi Vida conference given by one of my friends groups! Very excited. Beyond that, every day I am asked when I will be giving class and if I am going t teach English...vamos a ver. Well, that is all for now...hope this long winding email finds everyone happy and healthy!
much love
A
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