They say the first two weeks are the hardest...

Yes that is my window facing the ocean!


This is what a birthday cake looks like when you live in central america in a hotel!



A monkey, a little late but there you go!




Alright, where to begin. Now that I know so many of you are hooked on this I feel pressured to make it funny. I'll try? :)
Well I guess in a way a lot has happened since I posted last, and in a way, nothing has.
Lets start with Thursday, we had training in Belmopan in the PC office just like every other day except this time after lunch we loaded in to the PC land rovers and we were off. Dangergia was the first group to roll out, and I know it had only been a week but it was still kinda hard/weird leaving everyone! However I was so excited to meet my host family and see Dangergia. So we were off. The drive down here was AMAZING!!! The jungle and the mountains, they almost seem.. magical? Very cool. Once we got to Dangergia we dropped off people stuff one by one but everyone stayed with us so they could show us a bit of town. We pulled up to this house that is seriously 100ft from the sea, there was some confusion in the car about whose house it was. I thought it was mine and asked Miss Cass than informed me the “No, You are much closer to the Sea!!” At first I didn't think it was possible but yes, I am just a bit closer to the sea than Laura. My back yard is the sea. After everyone saw their house we all got dropped off and we were on our own. I am living with Ms. Grace for the next 5.5 weeks. She is a bit old but speaks Garifunia, which most do not. Thursday night we just hung out a bit. Friday was Good Friday and as ms. Grace puts it “all we do is eat and relax”. Now that is my kind of Friday! This might sound crazy but relaxing here was actually one of my biggest adjustments. It gives you too much time to think. So since Friday I have been keeping “busy”. We pretty much walk around and check things out. We haven't ventured too far yet, just trying to become familiar with what is right around us. There in a market about 5 mins away right across the river, its been closed most of the weekend but part was open on Saturday and it seem pretty awesome. We also have managed to find the chine (like small store) with the cheapest coke in a glass bottle! Score! Saturday night Cassidy's host family took us on a drive out to Hopkins, it is a smaller village just down the coast from us. It was really nice! On the way there we stopped at their orange farm and picked fresh oranges! So cool! Laura and I also had the privilege of getting to ride in the back of the pick up truck, something I would NEVER have done in the states! But it was a lot of fun! Today we also had a busy busy day! Ha. This morning Cassidy and Heather dragged me out of bed and we went on a power walk all over down. Than.. Dinner (which is like lunch time but as big as dinner) to day be had hadat? I don't know how to spell it. But its mushed up plantains. That was fabulous, however you eat it with fish.. guess who ate their first fish head today?? oh right me!! To be honest I didn't eat it all. I ate a lot of it but after getting closer to the eyes I just couldn't take it anymore. After a nice filling meal we (shocking!) went on a walk. I than proceed to eat 4 scoops of ice cream!!!! It's just so good here!!! After filling out again, we went down to a resort to swim. OK I might be living on the sea, but this water isn't what I thought it would be. Its.. well dirty. From my understanding its because its been so rough that it is all turned up. But we went down to a nicer beach and it was AMAZING!!
Tomorrow we start language training and man am I excited! I'm pumped to be actually doing something again!

Also, I was doing really good at wearing sunscreen, Dad, be proud! But today I wore it, but I guess not enough and I have my first central American sunburn.. wah wah..

Ok one more thing about mail.... Right now if you ship me something and its through the post office I don't pay taxes on it here! Only for the first 6 months!

So there you go, I'll try to post some more pictures tomorrow, I'm too beat tonight!!!
Miss you all!!!