not enough

okay, i just re-read that post and it was awful. it was the most basic description of everything i have been up to. i'm posting again just to say, please email with specific questions. i think i'd do better in describing if i had a jumping off point. also, i have been inundated with names, faces, traditions, words, and can't seem to find my own words to describe them all.

some of the things i forgot in that last post:

my community: there are three first years and three second years in the belize city house. the three first years are all girls and i met the other two at orientation in DC. actually, i knew one of them from seattle, as she was a jv there last year. the other's name is monica and she's from montana--she just graduated from georgetown.

the three second years are all guys. they have been so helpful and patient with us as we ask a MILLION questions about the ways things are done around here. they have also been so great about giving us space to make our own mistakes and figure things on our own.

it will take some getting used to, but i think we are going to be a great community.

the heat: well, i have sweat more this past month than i have ever sweat in my life. ever. the boys keep saying that we'll get used to it, but they still sweat too, so i'm not too sure about that. the good part is, apparently it's not embarassing to walk around with sweat showing through your clothing, so i'm all set.

the house: we have a really great house. we rent the upstairs and downstairs of a house, so we actually live in two different houses. we have to go outside and then unlock the downstairs doors to get to the rooms of the three folks that live downstairs. i live upstairs and that is where our living room and kitchen are. i actually had the biggest room in the house (and my own bathroom) but ended up trading it for a smaller room because the other one was just too big for me. i like my little room now. it's cozy and it fits me better. yes, we have bugs (cockroaches and the like) but surprisingly you get used to them and they actually seem to have dissapated in the last week. there is no hot water at all. at all. but really, that's not a problem since i'm so hot 99% of the time that i couldn't even think about turning on any hot water. i'm pretty dirty a lot, but if you know me, then you know that's not a big problem. i might have to start showering more regularly though, with the amount that i've been sweating and all.

okay, i feel better about giving you some more to chew on. but i'm serious about emailing with specific questions because then i'll better be able to explain myself.

be well.
maria