Training!

View from my classroom at the training village








My very own house!










Wow, I moved out to my village for community based training. It is absolutely crazy. This was much more the Peace Corps I expected. I sleep in a little grass hut in a cot sized bed with a bug net. There are lots of bugs. The first day i couldn't speak much Bislama at all so I felt pretty out of place, but now, by day 3, I feel like I can speak it fairly well. My days consist of getting up very early due to loud roosters, taking a bucket shower, going to class, going swimming/snorkeling, eating, and going to bed soon after it gets dark. The village I am in is right on the ocean so it's great. It's very small and everyone knows everyone. The kids are great and want to play with us all day. I have one sister in my host family who is 7 years old, and we are best buds. She shows me where the best place to swim is to avoid sharks (just kidding! sort of). The only potentially dangerous creature I've encountered is a couple giant centipedes which are super scary and apparently hurt like no other. I mildly freaked out when I saw them.

Let's see what else. I told my mama "mi no kakae mit" so she makes me special vegetarian meals. I've eaten more here than I normally do at home. The mamas want us all to eat a lot which is good. The food is a blend of all sorts. Some local food, but my village is close to Vila so they buy a lot of imported goods too. My mama cooks all her food on a fire she builds in the little kitchen building.

Okay, well I am going to go now, but I wanted to let you know I posted more pictures on the same facebook album as the last post (the last post labeled "pictures" i think). Check them out to see village life.