i arrived in Cusmapa, my new home, today. the town is beautiful, the mountains are beautiful, the air is fresh...i already love it. my new house, which i am sharing with Callie, another american volunteer (who i met today and is very nice, i feel very lucky), is really great. it has the best garden i've ever seen, i can't wait to eat fresh avocados, mangoes, papaya, peppers, different types of squash, oranges, and lots of herbs....mmmmm! the house has sloped ceilings that are all wood, wood walls, tile floors, spacious kitchen and living areas...its awesome. the only bad thing i can really complain about now is the odd smell from the bathroom near my room....i think there is a leaky pipe maybe....its an unpleasant urine smell...ew. Callie says she doesn't even smell it anymore which makes me wonder if it will ever be fixed...?...
the Fabretto school center in Cusmapa has nice airy classrooms, each classroom is a separate small building so they each have all windows on 2 or 3 sides. there is a large garden at the center as well that has eggplant, strawberries and tomatoes, among many other things, which i hope we can get at our house too. it look as though i may get my own classroom and office, i hope that is the case...i'd really like to command the space and make it mine. i plan to observe classes for maybe another two weeks and then begin teaching (this will give me time to get a little more comfortable with my spanish as well).
So, it is all very exciting, it will be nice to build a routine and have a place of my own where i can be comfortable. it is nice to finally be able to settle in!
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Hi kiddo
Glad you made it safely to Cusmapa and all is well. Remember to take all safety precautions and wash all food well w/safe H20 prior to eating. What are the cooking facilities like? regarding the urine smell - use bleach. Does the toilet drain into a sewer system or a vault/leech field. If a value/leech field do not put bleach into the toilet and flush, it will kill the microbes that are key to operation.
Yea!!! I love Cusmapa!!! I'm so glad to hear things are well! I will be here in 4 months and 10 days!!!! (Not that I am counting) I left a Spanish workbook in my house in QH and an ESL book for Spanish speakers. These things might come in handy if you can make it down there! Love you so much!!!
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