seven.

so remember how i said that our internet would be intermittant from now on, well that situation is settled for good. lightning struck our communications tower two days ago at our training site. we were all sitting below it, on our little patio, when it hit, the sound like a plane crash mixed with a gunshot. it was nuts, but we all got away unscathed. so now, I have to use the local internet cafes, and since power outages occur daily, it is most unclear as to when posts will come. hopefully, every couple of days, but a whole week may pass between updates. i have posted pictures on my facebook, www.facebook.com-dgersh , where you can see some of the other volunteers, some sights, etc. i will try to id everything, but you guys know how my memory is. anyway, as for life here, everything is quite awesome. us PCTs have all become good friends, we often spend the evenings together, having a cold presidente and talking about our training, lives, etc. yesterday night was spent playing dominos in front of a colmado, talking to the locals, and enjoying the evening. i have grown accustomed to the slow life here. most people spend their days charlando, or chatting, sitting in their barrios, visiting neighbors. the women are often more occupied than men, always cleaning or cooking, while the guys, unless they´re employed, sit around and talk about everything from god´s influence on the weather, to politics, to michael jackson. yes, people still talk about him here. tomorrow i hope to go to the beach, si dios quiere. last night it rained like i´ve never seen before, and since i have an aluminum roof, i slept like a baby to the sounds of the rain. i dreamt for the first time here last night, a strange dream probably influenced by the malaria pills, in which i fought countless enemies in long hallways in some unknown building, using only the pocket knives i brought with me. disturbing, and yet somehow fun. don´t know if i would call it a nightmare, but as my friend john said, sounds like a good videogame. anyway, enough mindless chatter. i´ll leave you all for now. i hear there have been problems with the comment system, i hope that changes. if not, send me an email or facebook message, and ill see what i can do. ciao.