Augh so frustrating. i just typed up a whole blog and then it got deleted. so here we go on a quick, concise second version...
this week was interesting. for as little as i did i am a little shocked at how quickly it went by. my boss has a really hard time of actually calling when he says that he´s going to call so i didn´t end up meeting up with him until on wednesday where we talked for about an hour and then he sent me off to work on my own in my house. i am excited though because i created a survey to ask to each member of the co-op, after looking at the final draft though, my boss did tell me that i couldn´t ask about half of the quesitions i wanted to ask. apparently, you don´t need to know the problems, needs or changes that the people want in order to improve the company. but anyways the survey and creating a web page are my first projects for these next few weeks. ha who knows what i´ll do after that.
in my other free time that i haven´t been ´working´ i´ve been moving into my apartment. for some reason Melita decided that since i had so much free time it would be a good time to move out on my own. i wouldn´t exactly say that i was ready to move in on my own but i didn´t really have much of an option. but its good, i enjoy being on my own and have a lot less awkward moments of just hanging around Melita´s house. plus my neighbor has a daughter of 13 yrs old who has taken to me and i really enjoy having her around. i talk to her like crazy (reminds me a lot of my cousin Natalie) and i´m certain she cant understand about 70% of what i say but none the less she still hangs out with me. all the time. my first night in my apartment i had two peeping toms and a lady that came and banged on my front door asking for sugar because she thought my house was a store...no lady i do not have sugar to sell you. its 5:30 in the morning.
yesterday i ate two ice creams by 11 in the morning. it is soo hot here. its think its like 29-30 degrees celcius if that means anything to anyone. i haven´t got a clue, i just know its hot and i don´t like it. the mornings are defiantly the best time of day. its cool and calm and no one is out. its just you and the roosters. and its completely unfair because the roosters start crowing at 11 at night. the sun doesn´t come up until6!! what are you guys doing?
today is mother´s day here as well and its a pretty big deal. everyone goes to their mom´s or grandmother´s house so i am basically free for the day because all of my ´friends´are with their families. there´s a teenage boy in the internet cafe and he´s been listening to allison kraus´s songs for about the last 20 minutes. sometimes i forget where i am.
but yes, other than that i am doing pretty well. i´m a little frustrated with my boss and confused about what i´ll actually be doing but that will come with time. its defiantly going to take a completely different mind set. we´re taught that if we actually want something, we need to get up and work to achieve it. here, they patiently wait it out and wait for it to come to them. ya mismo is a phrase that is used all too often. basically means its coming...like you can ask how long til the bus is coming, how long til the main street in Cumandá is completed, are we eating soon, when will i be able to speak this silly language? Ya mismo. its coming...just gotta wait for it.
anyways i hope that you all have had a nice weekend and have a wonderful mother´s day. please give my mom an extra hug for me if you see her :)
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