Livin da Life

Ahhh... time is flying by. It has already been three weeks and I am already looking at the end of training. I guess that is a little premature since I still have 7 more weeks, but I only have one more week in my training site until I get to go live with a volunteer for a week and then it will be the beginning of week 6. I know I am getting ahead of myself, but that is what keeps me sane. Either way I struggle with the concept everyday that I feel like so much time has passed and I dont know if that means time is moving or staying still. It literally feels like I have been here for months and I sure hope that is a positive thing.

Other than worrying about time, I have been getting into a steady grove. I taught my first class this week to a 5th grade of 45 students. I have never had such a large class and it was pretty intimidating. It is ridiculous when the room is packed to the brim with kids, there is no room to move, and I have to teach in Spanish. Basically I had to teach the kids about the similarities and differences of plant and animal cells. Luckily for me it was a very basic lesson, but I think it was sucessful with my two elegant drawings and a dinamica of papa caliente.

Hmm... my youth group is still going very well. We met this week on Monday and Tuesday and the kids are still very eager to come. If anything I learned never to have a meeting on Friday evening. Not because of the kids, but it is always after one of our charlas and it is usually when we all go out. So, I had to cut short my drinking at the Catarina Mirador to head back and conduct my youth group. It was a lot of fun, and probably better than me sitting around and talking english all night. We played capture the flag in the central park and it was hilarious to see all the local reactions to a bunch of gringos sprinting around.

So this weekend I have to plan my next class with my maestra and other than that I am free. I am excited because even though this is a free weekend I am actually busy. My mom's mother died six months ago and we have to go to a mass for her and later I got invited to a cousins 15th birthday in a nearby city. it doesnt end there, on Sunday I am going to Masaya, the regions capital for La Ipica. It is basically a huge parade where horses dance and supposed to be pretty ridiculous. I am also pumped because I am hopefully going to the beach in Catarina with the family in the morning.

The big news I have is that I bought a phone. You can call whenever you want and my number is 011+505+8382-8336