Hello Hello! I am excited to be finally using this blog thing- i finally figured it out! Woohoo!

So I am officially in my site and I am trying desperately to improve my spanish and learn all the names of the people in my site. I am slowly learning both but have been forced to write down everyone´s name and where they live in a notebook, which most people find pretty commical. What can you do. My first week featured climbing the Cuapa rock, which is literally rock climbing without any of the saftey harnesses or guides that you would assume you would need for such a trip. The best part was that the volunteer I am replacing made it a field trip, so we had about 10 kids climbing this crazy rock with no shoes and no support. Only in Nicaragua! But it was a lot of fun and apparently the local English teacher really knows how to climb the rock and help others, so if you visit me, expect some rock climbing action! The next day I went with some of the locals to their farms. It took us a 30 minute bus ride, a 45 minute bumpy bumpy bumpy ride on a milk truck, and an hour of hiking to get to the first farm. We then proceeded to hike to the other guys farm which was another hour downhill on slippery rocks. I felt like such an idiot because I kept slipping and falling. What can I say, all those years of dance helped my gracefullness! haha. The farm was absolutely amazing though! It has this virgin forest in the middle of it with this beautiful waterfall. It was amazing to get down there and walk around. Apparently there is a group of monkeys that live there too, but sadly I didnt see them! And after this beautiful two hour hike, we rested right?? Oh no we did not! We continued to climb three small mountains (and when I say small, I dont mean like it was a walk in the park, merely it wasnt quite the size of the Rocky Mountains). It was the most intense day ever! We hiked uphill for like 6 hours straight. My legs were killing me by the end, but it was a fun day! An ouchy morning after, but a fun day!

Yesterday was my host sister´s graduation from high school so I went to my first graduation here in Nicaragua. It turns out they are also long and boring! There was also a fiesta at my host house that night. It was from 6-2am and the music could be heard from across the town. It was insane. I had no idea music could be played that loud! But I wowed the town with my white girl dancing, so overall the night was a success!

Overall I am doing well here in my site. I still have teh last volunteer here which is a huge help! She has really helped me get to know the community and is helping me find a house! I dont know what i will do when she leaves me, but we are having fun while it lasts! Other than that my host family is good, they are a bit overbearing at times, but they are really trying to make me feel at home. Oh funny story, one day I didnt want to shower, and then every other day I shower at random times, so my host family has this idea that I hate to shower and never do it. So today my host sister sat me down and explained the importance of showering and how I really should try to make an effort to shower more. It was hilarious and highly awkward. I was like yeah thanks, Ill try to shower more often for you! Haha! Anyway, thats all for now. Sorry this is kinda boring. I hope to have better stories soon!