Update

Puerto Lopez is going well. Super busy this week with volunteer work and my final exam. I am getting better at communicating, but still a ways to go. One thing that is pretty cool is the community here. For example, my host mom invited the yard man to have lunch with us today.

Cleaning Bathrooms

Most disgusting day of my life.

1st week of classes

Things are still going well. Teaching has gone well, even with my lack of Spanish skills. The kids are all super nice and suprisingly eager to learn. I have one 5th grade class that is a little bit of a pain in the butt, but not too bad.

I was asked to build a planter to grow weed two days ago. Of course I refused. Unfortunately, I missed my chance to get into the South American drug game.

1st day of classes

Had a great 1st day of classes. Teaching was challenging, but fun! Looking forward to tomorrow. Today the janitor at the school bought me ice cream because he said I look to skinny. He kept calling me ''Flaco, Flaco!''. What a true man of God! How many times do you see a janitor from a 3rd world country buy ice cream for a rich white guy? Blows my mind.

Update

Its weird being the tallest person in the town.

Puerto Lopez Update

Everything is going well here. I had a good first week of volunteering. This week was a planning week, and the children come on Monday. I will be teaching 5th and 6th graders english. Also, they have me repairing a bathroom that is dilapidated, and possibly fixing a broken water cistern. Excited to enjoy the weekend at the beach and hang out with the host family.

Definitely learning to use a whole lot less here. Suprisingly living in a tropical climate without AC isnt that bad.

Easter Weekend

I had a great Easter Weekend here. I went to some neighboring towns with my host family. Not a whole lot to report. Everything seems to happen very slowly in this town. I did go to a small church for their Easter service, which was pretty cool. It was one of those churches where people are always screaming and yelling. I couldn't really understand them, but it was an interesting experience. My Spanish is getting better, but I still can't understand when people talk fast.