week two

so far life in ecuador is amazing. i've met so many great people both in the peace corps and in my new community and  new family.  the new family is gigantic. i even have a 94 year old abuelita... to cute. the culture here is rich even if lots of the people aren't.. which isn't to say that life is very tough for me right now or that all of the people here go without.  i live in a big enough city that everything i could need or want is easily accessible and i just realized my host family has the internet, so i'm presently sitting in my bed listening to music as i type this.. wild right? we even got cell phones today. life here is tooooo easy. i'm sure things will get tougher and i welcome the challenge.

the peace corps is truly a government organization. the last few weeks have been filled with lots of cultural activities but also a slew of rules, policies and procedures. note: the fancy new disclaimer i have posted.  but all and all i think it's good. there is certainly a large focus on sustainable development within the scope of the work the pc does and most of that focuses on human and community empowerment.  

it will be another two or so weeks until i get my site assignment. incredibly, that simultaneously seems like tomorrow and a lifetime from now.  tomorrow we are taking a trip to a place in the transitional zone between the sierra and the coast, should be nice, but i think my family is going to miss me. they get a big kick out of all the stupid shit i say and the mistakes i make, like for example instead of playing "monkey in the middle" i was playing whorehouse in the middle with the children in my family... way to be.