It has taken some time

From no entries in two weeks, to two at once, how fun is that?  As you can see, I don't have a lot of time to go into town to use the slow internet.  I'm actually lucky if it's slow because at least it is working then but there is always the chance that the power may go out.  Power outage is an everyday occurrence here.  And actually, the water was shut off for almost 2 days too, luckily I had some on reserve so I could still shower and flush the toilet. 

It's the end of week two, we're all still here.  None of us are really supersick, which is great actually.  I had a dream that some little girl told me I had the avian flu though…yikes.  Of course that was the same night my host sister saw me coughing and told me that I've got malaria, I said, "Nah, not yet"…lol.  The malaria prophylaxes I'm on has the wonderful side effect of giving lucid dreams, although I have not experienced any yet, I think a few others have.  It might be like eating ice cream before bed, right dad?  LOL.

I was talking with some others today, we're wondering who will be the first to E.T. (early terminate).  I really don't want to see anyone go, in fact we're hoping for the perfect stage where we all make it to the end.  I think that would be a first in Peace Corps history, but I'm not too sure about that.  To be honest the thought has crossed my mind, but then I think I would be letting myself down tremendously.  Matter of fact, I know leaving would be complete defeat.  I would have to start from scratch.  Right now is the hardest part of the training and possibly the best.  Everything is brand new; the language, the food, the routines, the people.  Plus there is risky business with diseases, worms, parasites, bugs, cock roaches, it's sooo much all at once that any one person alone would not survive. 

Luckily, I am not alone.  There are 38 others here, and their stories are often worse than mine.  I've heard of cowskin for dinner…it still had hair on it…..goats on top of bush taxi's that pee and it comes in the window right on your face.   Little kids not washing their hands and eating giant clumps of margarine out of the tub.  Later, said child was found to be sitting on the bed with bare ass touching every square inch.  You think I'm making this up? No, no way.  You can't make stuff this good up. 

So we all share our stories and laugh like hell, then wait to see what happens next.