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Published: December 16th 2008
Oh the summer dust here is ridiculous.... but somehow last night I guess it rained a little and now it´s cloudy and the dust has settled and it´s nice.
The last two days have been nice having someone here to speak English with and to just walk around with, someone who understands that half of my conversations involve movie quotes and who gets my dark sense of humor and understands the frustrations of being a PCV in Nicaragua. Now we´re in Somoto using the ol´interweb. Had a breakfast of champions of yogurt and chocolate cake on the curb outside while we waited for the interweb to open. Yeah, we were thoooose gringas. A 40 woulda just about made the morning perfect...
HOW is it Dec 16? God Christmas just isn´t Christmas when I´m abroad.
Speaking of God, one of my favorite families in my community is the local Pastor´s family. But before I go into that... in my site, there are two Evangelical churches and one Catholic, and there´s a large Catholic church down the hill in San Lucas, too. I am a believer in science and that is where my faith lies. But here, my answer to everyone´s question is... I am spiritual, I am not religious. And if they ask, I say yes, I believe in God. I know that I´m lying, HOWEVER, I have also realized that I need to choose my battles here and that is not a battle I need - or want - to fight. So yes, as far as the Nicaraguans are concerned, I believe in God. But I don´t go to church.
That said, the Pastor of the local large Evangelical church and his family have become one of my favorite families. They also own a venta, or a corner store, and ventas are good places to sit and chat and watch people. There´s just something about them. Tall, handsome, well dressed, outsiders - they´ve only lived in my site for 9 years, though they are most certainly Nicaraguan. .... something about them just makes me feel more at home. And there has never been a question at all about me coming to church. Nothing. And there are cultos, or gatherings, every night from 6pm-8pm with lots of singing and loud churchiness and when he gets fired up it´s just like a southern Baptist... and with the microphone you can hear it a quarter a mile away at my house.
Taught my English class of 2-6 year olds yesterday. There were only 6 of them, and they were all ages 4-6. Took a while to get them to not be scared of me and to say the colors. Had to try a few different tactics, but by the end of the half an hour I had all of them up and playing my games and holding my hand jumping over color cards.... so I felt like it was a success! Today I have what I fear will be an absolutely MASSIVE class of 7-12 year olds. Head shoulders knees toes and colors are on the agenda!
Okay time to get out of here more laaaater....
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Good Job, Ms.Baade! 4-6 sounds like the perfect class to begin your teaching career a la Nicaragua. Hope your 7-12's went even better today. How long can S stay with you for her visit? No chance of a transfer to your site w/you? ("______loves company")? Sure is feeling like Xmas up here w/high today of 14*! Mostly ice, touch of snow. Thinking of your rain w/a smile, but picturing you, here, outside on a sled ride!