1 Week Down

So I have been in my site going on 2 weeks now and gradually things are getting better. Last week was pretty hard for me in the beginning, I was on the verge of quitting just because everything was so new and the fact that I am the only "gringa" in the town doesn´t help much either. This past weekend was Mothers Day here. Unlike in the states it is a huge deal here. Kids get out of school on thursday and friday to celebrate the entire weekend. On Sunday I was awoken at 4:30am by youth from the local church singing to my host mother for Mothers Day. There are parades, parties and alot of food in celebration of the mothers here. And yesterday I went to the health center and ended up going to one of the aldeas (small small villages) in search of children that had yet to recieve their vacinations.

It was very sad the living conditions that I came across on this trip. Everyday I learn alittle more about how truly poor this country is. The picture that you see on tv are not exagerating about poverty. For along time I thought that I would like to live in a country like this for the rest of my life, but as of right now 2 years looks to be sufficient. I have come to realize how much I appreciate the life I have been blessed to have and after this journey comes to an end I think I will be more than happy being the person that supports other people in this effort to help others because it is just too much for me.

Ok so that speal just came off as though I hate it here, and that is not the case, it is just something that I am truly adjusting to at a slow rate and the more I become involved the hard it becomes. Don´t get me wrong, I am happy to be here and eager to help I am just starting to realize that this is not the life I envision for myself forever. These 2 years should be sufficient. Who knows in 6 months I might feel differently.

Until next time, I am getting better at keeping you all posted and I have also updated my photos there are like 300 new ones or something like that. Enjoy!!