My Peace Corps Host Community!

So it has been a crazy week! It already feels like we have been here for a month when it has really been a week and a few days! I got to meet my host family this week and they are so sweet and patient. I thought it would be awkward trying to communicate with them but in fact, they are easy to talk to (in Spanish of course!) because they understand we are still learning the language and want to help us learn!

Also, it has been an adjustment to the way they live, for example, each morning I wake up to a rooster call (since my family has like 60 chickens!) at like 6:00 am each day. Additionally, the food is going well and at first I thought I would have more difficulties than I do now with the type of meals I could easy since I am vegan. Actually, it has been a lot more easier than expected!

Their diets do consist of a meat but mainly they eat rice, beans, lentils, fresh veggies, and fruits which has been helpful. My mother even agrees with me that I am much cheaper to cook for since meats are more expensive to purchase here!! LOL


 Here is my house! No a/c so they have to keep their windows open for airflow and all the animals are in the back, as well as, the dog!

This is the school in the community and we just celebrated it's anniversary this week. It has been around for 68 years and they had a parade where the kids made wooden horse sticks to ride on! One PC volunteer already helps teach Spanish in the school and has helped them learning about growing organic gardens.



This is a fiesta for one's family's abuela my PCV friends and I happened to crash on accident on our first day meeting all of the community members! They actually did not mind us coming unannounced and welcomed us to drink CHICHA (a very sweet drink) and hit the pinata full of candy.

We also got machetes this week and had to learn how to sharpen them for when we go to the our sites, or the campo! Just have to be really careful!

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