Another Day

So today things are going much better. It is amazing how my little cell phone, a good night´s sleep and some delish refried beans can really make me feel better. I spent the morning catching up with some friends and I just feel a lot better about the whole situation. Also the massive amounts of emails and messages of support I have recieved are so wonderful. It´s so nice to hear from loved ones at home and remember that even though I feel alone sometimes, I´m really not alone.

I know that within a matter of weeks things will be better and maybe I´ll even be laughing about how the past week went. Last night I also had a great conversation with my host family and they helped me realize how wonderful Guatemalans can be. I explained to them the three goals of Peace Corps and how important I found the 2nd and 3rd goals to be: ie the exchange of cultural ideals and practices not only with Guatemalans but with my friends and family back home. They thought that was so exciting and interesting. They are so open to new experiences and really are a great support for me here. Today they invited me to a wedding but I really just need some more time to decompress from all that has been going on but next weekend is the Fiesta... they have already advised me about it, so that I can´t make any other plans. It should be fun. It is for someone in the neighborhood so I´m sure it will be a good way to get my face out there, so that next time maybe my Guatemalan neighbor can come to my rescue... or at least cause a little diversion.

As far as animal adventures in my home, today we recieved two new birds. ¨Doves from the Peten¨ Let´s just say Maria is pretty jealous. She also gets jealous of me. Last night she bit my toes... it really hurt. and it´s still hurting. But anyway, between the new doves and all the kittens Maria is very angry. She walks around the house squaking and puffing up her feathers and biting people´s toes. She´s crazy.

Anywho, life is going slowly but surely still and I feel like things can only go up from here. I´m getting ready to head home and eat a delish bowl of cereal and yogurt cause the host fam is out! Then I´ll probably watch a movie... or two and snuggle with Sadie. Thanks again for all the love, it really makes me feel a lot better.