You WISH you were here
Jealous much?
So i thought i should share with you that yesterday, after being here for 3 weeks, i ate rice and beans for the first time since coming here.
Three weeks.
I've heard them (who ever 'them' might be) say it takes 3 weeks to develop a new habit. Does entering and living in a foreign country count as a new habit i wonder? I don't know...but i think I've gotten used to this. Gotten used to this place and my little schedule. Haven't quite gotten used to the language... or sleazy scary Mexican men.... or some of their more unusual eating habits....but overall i think I've gotten settled. Starting to feel comfortable with most things.
Even teaching classes has become more familiar. Though it still makes me want to scream 4 out of 5 days a week. Those kids really don't seem to care one way or another whether they learn English or not, and theres only so much you can do for someone who doesn't want to learn.
On that schoolish note, something a bit weird happened the other day...
I had just finished my English classes so i headed down to the office to fill out attendance forms and crap like i do every other day. Except this time, when i got down to the office, the whole place reeked of pot. Now that in and of itself is not exactly an uncommon odor in Mexico... But in the teacher's office of a school run by Nuns? When all the students are in class and the teachers are nowhere to be seen....That struck me as a bit odd. Ok, not odd, hilarious. I smiled the rest of the way home.
Getting settled in has had other effects. Now that I'm more accustomed to the life here, and each day isnt such a novelty, i'm starting to feel that homesick twinge. OK, maybe more peoplesick. The volunteers are nice and everything, but they're no substitute for your best friends. I don't want to go back yet, i just want everyone i know to come down here. Any takers?
Still trucking. Still loving it. Still missing you all.