alright, so i finally found a spot in a nearby city with a sweet internet connection. i posted pictures for you all to see of the last few weeks, as well as two other long posts from when i didnt have the web. as for now, not much has changed. training has been going well, and now we are getting into the hands on stuff, so im pretty excited. we built levels with some high school kids, to measure terrain slope of farm land to minimize erosion. which was awesome. tomorrow we´ll be building improved stoves with 2 volunteers, and later in the week, we´ll be spending a whole day with a local farmer. each one of us with a different one. awesome. we´ve hiked through the nearby mountain to look at the original spring used by the town to obtain water, talked to the mayor, played soccer against the local team, and more or less have begun to integrate ourselves into the community. today, i went to church, for the first time, and it was interesting. in between the beautiful music, sung and played by church members, the pastor, priest, father, whatever he´s called, spoke of believing in christ, citing the example of the jews that doubted jesus. that part was interesting, but i guess i shouldnt have expected any less. it is that way in the bible. i have also been growing closer with my extended family. my uncle is the juez de policia, or police chief, and we spent some time these past few nights talking about cultural differences. my grandma owns a pulperia, or convinience store, in town, so we spent last night at her house, drinking pepsi and talking about life, the states, and how i should be called victorino, after a tele-novella character. i dont know how i feel about that yet. anyway, that´s about it. for now, im gonna go and research commericalization of the production of vegetables for my spanish class, so i will talk to you all later. espero que todo este bien. que les vaya bien.
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