I've broken this rule more times than i would like to admit. especially considering how many times it's backfired for me. there's really nothing like walking home in toms that are soaked through...mmmm good times.
so yeah, it rains here a lot, but don't let that fool you: it's still hot as hades. and it's just gonna get worse. luckily last summer prepared me for anything the DR can throw at me. heat-wise at least. the hurricanes and tropical storms will definitely be new experiences.
let's see what else...it's semana santa here, which basically means the town shuts down and everyone goes nuts drinking and having a grand old time for 5 whole days. so i'm looking forward to seeing what happens this weekend!
In other news we have had our first case of dengue. my friend got taken into the capitol for a few days to rehydrate and get his fever down but he's coming back today. Dengue sounds kind of like mono...but from a mosquito. they are awful here by the way. my ankles are constantly one giant red blob. but anyway about dengue: people react to it in very different ways. some people just feel like they have the flu, and some people hurt so badly that it's called "breakbone fever" and you feel like your joints are breaking and all sorts of fun stuff. the best part is, there isn't really medicine for it. universe:1, PCDR: 0.
Training is going well. ehhhh, well...it's going. just kidding, it's cool. i'm really liking the tranquilo training here as opposed to the incessant onslaught of information that was core training. CBT (community based training) is way better. we have youth groups we are supposed to be working with, but (back to that whole it's semana santa thing) they keep on not showing up. i think 6 kids came last time. that works out to 1.5 kids per group. i think we can do better. anyway once we actually have kids we are going to have a technical project for them that we will complete during our time here. Like, making a recipe book, or a children's book, or a youtube video or radio show. i'd be down with any of those ideas by the way. especially the recipe book, because i want to make a recipe book of dominican food anyway. so i could basically cheat and make the kids do it. it's called winning, guys.
ooh other news. i have a resident mouse in my kitchen. i have named him hewie. giving him a name makes him cute and not gross. once again: winning. actually he is really cute though. he's little with great big dumbo ears. i'm not saying i'm excited about having a mouse living in the kitchen, but i am definitely making the most of it!
To wrap up: i finished the last of my peanut butter tonight. bummer. looks like its rice, beans, veggie stew, and friend bananas here on out! until i buy more peanut butter.
ok that sounds ungrateful. my dona's food is great, just sometimes unvarying. she actually sat me down the other day to ask me what kind of veggies i do like since apparently i'm not eating enough. and here i thought i was. clearly i'm wrong though and it was time for a serious conversation about it. i tried to explain to her that i really do like her food, but i don't like eating until i'm stuffed because i feel sick. at that point she thought i had the big D once again and started to basically mime it telling me she will start serving me less fat again. (by the way last time she served me "less fat" i had fried bananas and fried cheese for dinner. what?) anyway i told her no no no i'm not sick anymore, i just get full quickly. that seemed to make enough sense to her and she accepted my explanation. only after many protestations that i like her food though. i think we are good again though, because she finally let me do the dishes! this is big news guys. i haven't had enough confianza yet to get into the kitchen, much less to actually wash the dishes. but now i do. WINNING.
ps, i totally understand that it sounds weird to be pumped about washing a sink full of dishes. but believe me, this was a giant step.
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