burritos

So i just got done making burritos for my family with two of my other friends and it was a success! my family loved everything and wrote down all the reciepes for guacamole, pico de gallo, refried beans and even how to roll a burrito. i am on cloud 9 right now because i feel like i have shared something of myself with my family. it was also super nice because my two friends are awesome at helping me with my spanish so they really encouraged me to talk more than usual and always included me. ahh after a week of struggling with my language, this has been a great way to end the week. delicious food and conversation :)

on friday for my spanish class, we went to the fire station to ask the firemen just some basic questions but it ended up turning into a two hour session of learning first aid and cpr. it was all the same material that i´ve learned before except in spanish so it was great to pick up all the new ternminology and how to deal in an emergency. however the scary part is when one of the firemen told us that in el campo (countryside, where i´ll most likely be) there are no emergency services and the only thing you can do is be uber cautious. it really was a majority of the session on how to prevent accidents from happening, which i thought was really interesting, and good to know. i took a few notes.

thursday was my first ¨i hate ecuador¨ day. which they warned us ahead of time that we will have many and to be prepared. so i´m glad that i was somewhat prepared for understanding my emotions of just wanting to be angry for no apparent reason but on the other hand its almost as if being prepared for the emotions prevented me from actually dealing with them. its an interesting concept i´ve been tossing around en mi cabeza :)

que mas...it has started raining like crazy here. it defiantly rains everyday, and when it rains it usually pours. we have lightening-thunder (well as of last week) 2-3 a week. its fun :) but i do miss the rain a little bit but i guess on the other hand, its nice coming home without my nose, ears, scalp, neck and-or hands being sunburnt every day.

welp i think thats about all for this week. oh! on tuesday (3 days for me) i find out where my site for the following 2 years is going to be!! i am super excited and equally nervous. next sunday, each volunteer goes on their own to visit their sites and meet with the community that they will be working with. SOO nervous for this merely because of my spanish but hey, ive got a whole nother week to improve. wish me luck :) ciao!