First month in Peace Corps site
So it has been almost a month in my site! Updates on my blog will be a little less frequent because I do not live as close to the city and transportation is forever! (-_-) But so far things have been going well and I have been pasear - ing (visiting) to get to know my community and figure out more about their families. My community is about 200 people and the majority of the people that live here are family members. Many have cousins, parents, sisters, and grandparents all living either in one house or as neighbors. I thought this picture was so cute! They are a few of my new best friends here ;) I have started on my little garden, or huerto, about two weeks ago! I built terraces with a little help from my neighbors which took me about a week to create. I am planning to grow some peppers, beans, zapallo (which is like a squash), and sweet potatoes! Before growing anything, I have talked to my community members which I think is important to know which months are the best ...