Happy Belated Thanksgiving!!!!

So lately in site it has been very chill...i have been doing a ton of excel work to just be able to keep track of records and i want to just know exactly how much money my cooperative has--so far it's been tough, but i'm getting there slowly...and as soon as i figure out how to put the info in a simple & friendly version, then i want to teach my contact how to use the computer and the documents i've created thus far. it's going to be a tough challenge especially since he needs glasses, but we'll see....hehe.... so soon i will be teaching computer classes, which i am looking forward too, but it's going to be a huge pain with the heat that is coming in the summer....aya....

btw i had a mama mouse have 6 baby mice in my kitchen....the grossest thing ever...my vecina and the grandma actually killed them all with a broom and machete...it was a horrible sight, but i was relieved that i didn't have to do it...hehe...they both just laughed at me for being sooo weak...hehe....so about a week later i see a tail coming out from under the fridge and i figured---oh no!!! i have a rat now!!! ewww!!! so i go get my vecina, who brings her sons and they actually chase out a huge iguana that was behind the fridge....ewwww since i've dealt with soooo many problems in that house i am hoping to move in about 2 months, so keep your fingers crossed for me so that i may find a place that i wont have to suffer in...... :)

so i went a whole day and a half without water in 90 degree heat!!! scandalous!!! it was dreadful because i couldn't do anything and i was dying to take a shower because i was scared that i had lice, but it turns out that i don't...sooo woohoo!!! i think i might invest in some type of container to hold water in case of emergencies....because sometimes it goes whenever i need it the most....

so i spent thanksgiving in encarnacion ( a city in the south of Paraguay). i took a midnight bus to get there and my friends and i basically crashed all morning to catch up on our sleep before the fun started:) the hotel was gorgeous!! it had 4 pools and it was surrounded by trees and awesome trails... so the weekend basically consisted of lounging by the pool, drinking, and stuffing ourselves like crazy....it was awesome!! also, we played ping pong, pool, and danced at night for hours....i had soo much!!! i was actually really surprised by the food because it was delicious, we had turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, salad....etc...considering that i am in paraguay it was probably the best meal i've had here....so on the way back to asuncion (the capital) we took another midnight bus and it was dreadful....i didn't sleep at all and the bus was pretty runned down--we had decided to go on a cheaper bus....but once we got the peace corps office we showered and hung around....omg i had the best &closest to mexican food i've tried here in paraguay...insanely delicious....you have no idea how much i miss it....hehe....

so yeah this week we were in training. it was nice to be back in las piedras and visit my host family. we had a party last nite at my house and unfortunately i had a little too much drink...aya...not good...but i will definitely be more careful from now on ;) hehe unfortunately we weren't able to dance because someone we didn't know passed away and the family was in mourning....getting adjusted to classes was a bit tough cause they made me sleepy and it was hard to pay attention...hehe.... but at least i felt that i learned a lot and it was stuff that i really needed to review....also, i liked being around my g-21 posse and just being able to catch up and talk and act silly was something i really needed.....

so right now i am in asuncion, will go dancing tonight (woohoo!!) hehe and then tomorrow i will be returning to my site and try to be very guapa (hard working) but we'll see...hehe j/k

ok so hope everything goes well for you....huge hug and kiss :)

peace out....