Tomorrow around 430 I will get up and get ready for Nicaragua.
I will leave around 530 to go get a bus for Nicaragua. My whole group is going and we will be there for two weeks. We will be out of communication the whole time.
I will be living with a family in Masaya which is just West of Managua which is the capital. It is a very Rural community and are nonconservative. So that means that I get to wear whatever I want. A lot of the girls are going to live in communities where they have to wear long skirts everyday and shirts that cover their shoulders. I can wear tank tops or whatever which is nice. I will probably have a outhouse for a bathroom and most likely be bathing in a river or a bucket bath.
I am packed in backpack, I am only taking my chacos to wear the whole two weeks, and no other shoes. I am very proud of this.
Please pray for me!! It will be a great experience, but I am sure it will be hard living in the poverty and making the situation so personal for me.
I´ll be sure to write a update when I get back.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
27 Bodas and a Facial
Yesterday I went and saw a movie with some of my friends. We went and saw 27 Dresses or 27 Weddings, I am not sure what it is in English. It was a very cute little movie and for a couple of hours made me forget about the world I live in. I was completely consumed by the cute little movie and then as soon as it was over I was almost in Shock that I wasn´t going home to my house in the states. I could not believe that I was surrounded by Costa Rican and that I was going to have to speak Spanish as soon as I stood up.
It was not smart to go see a chick-flick when I am so far away from Chris and still won´t see him for about 2 months. I probably won´t go see another movie while I am in Costa Rica, it was kind of hard on my emotions. It is funny how little things can be so difficult.
The other interesting thing I did this weekend was have a mother daughter day on Saturday. My mom and I went for a walk-run in the morning. Then we went and got out nails done together. My nails are painted with a french tip and designs on them and it only cost $8. After that is when things got interesting. My mom and I went to do some kind of deep cleaning thing on our faces, I was completely unprepared for that and didn´t know what I was getting myself into. So it ended up being a medical type place where I got basically a full body massage and face cleaning. I really have no idea what they did to my face, but I know it is a cleaning that you supposively only need every 3 months. I can´t even explained what they did, but I can describe some of the individual things, I have a heat lamp on my face, heat fan, electric shock thing, ultra sound treatment, lots and lots of different products to clean my skin. The worst part was at one point it felt like the lady was trying to pop every pore on my nose, I seriously have no idea what she was doing, but it hurt!!
that was one of those experience when I was laying there trying to figure out why I got myself into that situation and I was hoping that it would it soon. So I guess my face is a lot cleaner. Too bad I don´t know the vocabulary that has to do with electric shocking my face, so I really have no idea what the purpose of that was.
At least know I know that if somebody asked me if I want to go clean my face that I need to say NO!!!!
Overall it was another good weekend. I am thankful that I have been having such a fun and interesting time here.
It was not smart to go see a chick-flick when I am so far away from Chris and still won´t see him for about 2 months. I probably won´t go see another movie while I am in Costa Rica, it was kind of hard on my emotions. It is funny how little things can be so difficult.
The other interesting thing I did this weekend was have a mother daughter day on Saturday. My mom and I went for a walk-run in the morning. Then we went and got out nails done together. My nails are painted with a french tip and designs on them and it only cost $8. After that is when things got interesting. My mom and I went to do some kind of deep cleaning thing on our faces, I was completely unprepared for that and didn´t know what I was getting myself into. So it ended up being a medical type place where I got basically a full body massage and face cleaning. I really have no idea what they did to my face, but I know it is a cleaning that you supposively only need every 3 months. I can´t even explained what they did, but I can describe some of the individual things, I have a heat lamp on my face, heat fan, electric shock thing, ultra sound treatment, lots and lots of different products to clean my skin. The worst part was at one point it felt like the lady was trying to pop every pore on my nose, I seriously have no idea what she was doing, but it hurt!!
that was one of those experience when I was laying there trying to figure out why I got myself into that situation and I was hoping that it would it soon. So I guess my face is a lot cleaner. Too bad I don´t know the vocabulary that has to do with electric shocking my face, so I really have no idea what the purpose of that was.
At least know I know that if somebody asked me if I want to go clean my face that I need to say NO!!!!
Overall it was another good weekend. I am thankful that I have been having such a fun and interesting time here.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
She didn´t just like it, she loved it...
Yesterday my friend Danna and I decided to go to Pop´s to get some ice cream in between bus stops on the way to class. We walked over and ordered ice cream from Pop´s which is probably my favorite place ever, It is delicious!!
I ordered a frozen coffee milkshake drink and Danna ordered an ice cream cone dipped in chocolate and peanuts. While we were waiting for our ice cream she pulled out a bunch of change and said something about having so many little cones. She looked around the corner without saying anything and dumped it in this little man´s bucket. He was a little old man probably around 60 and less than 5 feet tall. He had a itty bitty guitar that he was trying to play in hopes of getting money. He has down snydrome and looked pathetic.
After she drop her coins in his bucket he looked in his bucket and stood up and came after her and shook her hand. He introduced himself in his little mumbled voice and said thank you. he then pulled her closer and gave her a big hug and a huge gross slobbery kiss on the cheek. Eww!! He left this big wet spot on her cheek. He probably hadn´t showered in weeks, months, who knows.
You know what she said, she said she loved it!! She said she would take one of those slobbery kisses anyday. She said that Jesus wouldn´t have thought twice about embracing a little homeless man. That is the truth. So many people are willing to give a little money but don´t want to touch the dirty little handicapped homeless people, but that is what she wanted. That was the part that was important to her.
I ordered a frozen coffee milkshake drink and Danna ordered an ice cream cone dipped in chocolate and peanuts. While we were waiting for our ice cream she pulled out a bunch of change and said something about having so many little cones. She looked around the corner without saying anything and dumped it in this little man´s bucket. He was a little old man probably around 60 and less than 5 feet tall. He had a itty bitty guitar that he was trying to play in hopes of getting money. He has down snydrome and looked pathetic.
After she drop her coins in his bucket he looked in his bucket and stood up and came after her and shook her hand. He introduced himself in his little mumbled voice and said thank you. he then pulled her closer and gave her a big hug and a huge gross slobbery kiss on the cheek. Eww!! He left this big wet spot on her cheek. He probably hadn´t showered in weeks, months, who knows.
You know what she said, she said she loved it!! She said she would take one of those slobbery kisses anyday. She said that Jesus wouldn´t have thought twice about embracing a little homeless man. That is the truth. So many people are willing to give a little money but don´t want to touch the dirty little handicapped homeless people, but that is what she wanted. That was the part that was important to her.
Mi Horario
My Schedule:
Through February 15th - I am still taking Grammar classes and having conferences in my large group. February 15th will be my last day of Grammar and Conversation classes at ILE (which are 3+ hours a day)
February 18th - February 29 - I will be living in Nicaragua. We have the options to live in a urban, rural, or very rural setting. I am going to live Very Rural. I will get to experience poverty like nothing I have ever seen. Nicaragua has about 65 % living below the poverty line and about 45% of the population is homeless. It should be an experiance. We are only allowed to take a backpack of stuff for the 11 days, so I will pretty much be wearing the same thing everyday.
March 1 - 13 - Will be my last two weeks of converences in a large group. The 13 we will have big group presentations and be done. For those two weeks I think I only have class on Tuesday and Thursday and I have the rest of the week off.
March 13- March 24th - My mom and sisters are coming to visit me!! I am very excited!! I am going to plan trips for us to go on both weekends. Both of the weekends are long week ends and I won´t have classes. I am hopeful that we will be able to go to the beach and do a canopy tour (zipline) in a tropical rainforest the first weekend. And then the second weekend I want to take them to see a volcano and do some other fun things.
March 17-19 - In the mornings while my family is here I will have some classes. They should be very long or indepth. This will be an introduction into my concentration which is language and literature.
March 24- April 11- I will be taking classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, we will have literature classes and grammar classes. All of if will be in Spanish. On Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays we will be split up into small groups and be doing volunteer work for 4-7 hours a day. I am going to be working with underprivilaged children in some type of setting, but I don´t know what that will be. There are a lot of different opportunities.
April 12 - April 20 - I will be in Panama living in a indigenous tribe. I am not sure what that will be like, but that should be a pretty awesome experience.
April 20 - I think my group is flying to guatemala and meeting all the other groups there. I think we will spend a day or two there and then fly back to Miami either on the 22 or 23. April 24th - I am flying back to Indy and I think I will get there around 2:00.
That is all. I feel like I am going to be home in no time. I have already been here for about a month and time just keeps flying. I am going to be doing a lot of really awesome things in the next few months, it should be a great experience. I only have 2 1/2 months left down here.
Through February 15th - I am still taking Grammar classes and having conferences in my large group. February 15th will be my last day of Grammar and Conversation classes at ILE (which are 3+ hours a day)
February 18th - February 29 - I will be living in Nicaragua. We have the options to live in a urban, rural, or very rural setting. I am going to live Very Rural. I will get to experience poverty like nothing I have ever seen. Nicaragua has about 65 % living below the poverty line and about 45% of the population is homeless. It should be an experiance. We are only allowed to take a backpack of stuff for the 11 days, so I will pretty much be wearing the same thing everyday.
March 1 - 13 - Will be my last two weeks of converences in a large group. The 13 we will have big group presentations and be done. For those two weeks I think I only have class on Tuesday and Thursday and I have the rest of the week off.
March 13- March 24th - My mom and sisters are coming to visit me!! I am very excited!! I am going to plan trips for us to go on both weekends. Both of the weekends are long week ends and I won´t have classes. I am hopeful that we will be able to go to the beach and do a canopy tour (zipline) in a tropical rainforest the first weekend. And then the second weekend I want to take them to see a volcano and do some other fun things.
March 17-19 - In the mornings while my family is here I will have some classes. They should be very long or indepth. This will be an introduction into my concentration which is language and literature.
March 24- April 11- I will be taking classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, we will have literature classes and grammar classes. All of if will be in Spanish. On Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays we will be split up into small groups and be doing volunteer work for 4-7 hours a day. I am going to be working with underprivilaged children in some type of setting, but I don´t know what that will be. There are a lot of different opportunities.
April 12 - April 20 - I will be in Panama living in a indigenous tribe. I am not sure what that will be like, but that should be a pretty awesome experience.
April 20 - I think my group is flying to guatemala and meeting all the other groups there. I think we will spend a day or two there and then fly back to Miami either on the 22 or 23. April 24th - I am flying back to Indy and I think I will get there around 2:00.
That is all. I feel like I am going to be home in no time. I have already been here for about a month and time just keeps flying. I am going to be doing a lot of really awesome things in the next few months, it should be a great experience. I only have 2 1/2 months left down here.
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