It seems like I have already had my fair share of new experiences; I think most of my fellow aspirantes (trainees) would vote me the most (un)lucky of the group. Let me share a few:
- A few nights ago, I had my first true run-in with scorpions. Around 12:30 I woke up and, without thinking, sat upright. After 5-10 seconds I realized that something was crawling on my back, so I naturally flicked the creature and reached for my headlamp. Just in time, I saw a scorpion crawling over the edge of my bed. Also naturally, I spent the next 45 minutes searching every corner of my room. It stung me two times on my back while I was sleeping. The morning before, I awoke to a much larger scorpion hanging out on top of my mosquito net.... Who knows what's going on?
- Saturday night, just before I fell asleep, a very significant tremor shook my bed (well I guess my whole room) for 30-45 seconds.
- After counting my sicknesses so far, I realized that I have already had churria (GI problems) 3 different times, a cold, a scorpion bite in a little more than a month... but who's counting.
- The other day we visited an NGO called MOJE. The organization works with youths between 16-18 y.o. to provide an alternative to gang activity. Ceramics, woodworking, etc are their focus, and after they graduate, most youths open an artisan shop. Quite an awesome experience...
We have a really busy two weeks coming up. This weekend, Peace Corps and Jika (Japanese equivalent) have rented the national futbol stadium to play a round-robin tournament among the volunteers. We've been told that even a visit to the stadium is a life wish for many Salvadorans, so we are all really excited for the trip. This coming Thursday we officially find out our site assignments, and next weekend we 'graduate' from trainee to volunteer. Everyone seems pretty excited... really antsy I suppose. I think we're all ready to be in our sites where life is a little bit slower and relaxed.... I hope everyone is doing well!
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