Dance Party

September 16, 2010

Just the other night I was all bundled up in my bed because FY: the desert is FREEZING complete with my new shadow Celeste trying to blog away. Even though she couldn’t understand what I was typing there was just something strange about me blogging about her & her family while she sat beside me and watched so I introduced her to the photo booth on the Mac, boy was she surprised. Soon enough everyone was surrounded around my computer trying to get in on the action, I have so many pictures of Hernando & Lita with their faces all squished in one way or another it was hilarious. As my eyes were extremely heavy they were just getting started. Before long they were playing music videos on my computer and having a dance party right in the little space I like to call my room. There are great moments of magic here in between the many dark clouds.

My new schedule is going to keep me fairly busy which I find comfort in because I have been missing home a lot while trying to get used to the way of life here, & I will share with you, that is hasn’t been easy. Not at all.
From 9- 12:30 I work at Fe Y Alegria with the secretary. As my time here progresses my responsibilities will grow to working with the children but with my limited Spanish I have been put here organizing different things and working with a few of the women. From 12:30-3 I have lunch back at home with Lita and the family and from 3-5 I’m taking Spanish classes with a women named Yvonne. After 5 I either go home or go to Church with Lita. At this point in the game I’m looking for any answer I can get so I’ve taken a liking to being involved in the church community. Once I’m home in the night, I’m home for good. There is little time to actually get on the Internet because I can’t leave the house alone, ever and especially not after dark. Going from having the ability to go where I want to go & do what I want to do is very different from now asking if I can have a shower, have water to drink, go to the Internet etc. It’s a transition; one that is taking longer than expected to get used to.