miércoles, 24 de marzo de 2010

I wish this was quotidian feeling*



























Today was a great day. Virginia and I went to Tuisincé and hiked around doing house visits to check up on how the animals are doing.

Pictured somewhere around this text is Doña Maria's goat and her family. They received a goat through the Heifer International project with which I'm working. This female goat is going to have her young soon, and from the looks of it at least two, maybe three. They also have a pregnant mare, not pictured unfortunately, and the two have become good friends; inseparable really. To show us the goat they brought up the mare and the goat just followed right behind. They said they let them loose to go grazing together. Goats usually have to be tied or closely watched or they wander off but she just stays near the mare. So strange.

Anyways it was a great day. Animals are alive. People bought some vegetable seeds for their gardens.

* quotidian - 1. Everyday; commonplace
2. Recurring daily. Used especially of attacks of malaria.
(I'm studying for the GRE)

lunes, 22 de marzo de 2010

A year and three months

Much has happened in the last year and three months. I married Melina. We painted our home together. We applied for and were approved for two different visas. I extended my Peace Corps service for 13 months. Meli came to my home in the States for the first time over Christmas. My Spanish has improved tremendously. Meli's English has improved tremendously as well.

I have been working much more closely with my host country agency this last year and a half. More about that in the next blog.

All in all, life is good.