HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!

So updating you lovely peeps on what’s going on with me—

I started teaching computers. I only HAVE 2 students thus far, but soon will have more. One is incredibly quick at picking up what I teach her—so I’m hoping she will learn tons! The other one struggles A bit, but nonetheless I have faith in her :) So far, I find it rewarding, so hopefully it continues to be so….

Be HAPPY for me because I am moving! Woohoo! The landlady I have right now is a bit of a b with an itch. She never says hello to me—which is a must in Paraguayan courtesy. Also, I am paying a lot for a house that I am not happy in. I am always paranoid about finding rats, lizards, and frogs…sometimes I feel like I’m losing my sanity living here. So I´m hoping that my NEW house will actually be a place I can live comfortably—a place I can turn into a temporary home. The two best things about this new place are that I will only have to pay electricity and water (woohoo!) and my landlords are awesome—very respected people in the community :) I hopefully move end of Jan or Feb, but will let you know how it goes…

Be grateful that you have reliable running water. Twice it has happened to me that I go 3 days with out water. It’s insanely tough and of course I got moody—haha!! Now I know that it’s possiblE to take a shower with only 2 liters of water—ayaya!! Hehe I’m crossing my fingers—hoping that these coming 2 YEARS will bring me less of these experiences…haha…Wait it´s actually only 20 more months—woohoo!!

Guess what? I think I have a much better direction with my future—I HOPE to get my MBA with an International Development focus. So just in case I can’t get a job dealing with International Development(which for me is ideal), I can at least work for a company that helps create jobs in developing countries :) I already have a few schools in mind, but if you know of any good MBA programs that offer a focus on development, IT will help me tons if you would let me know please! My internet access IS not unlimited like yours—hehe :)

I spent Christmas Eve in a supposedly rich town called San Bernardino, which is right next to a polluted lake…hehe. It was cool…I went with my Berkeley pal, Jen. We found an awesome French café, where we made our own crepes and had chicken curry—both were insanely delicious! For Christmas Eve, we had French cheese, garlic bread, peaches, crackers, and merengue candy. Oh yeah we FILLED our glasses with Sparkling Wine too—all very yummy!! Hehe.. We watched Spider-Man 2 and Les Miserables. During the day, I went swimming WITH Jen in the hotel’s pool and we walked around in the center. It was very chill and tranquilo. Christmas day we travelled back to our sites. My afternoon I spent sick and lonely—boo!! Missed everyone back home tons!! It was ok—tough, but ok…

So my LOVE life, which many of you ask about…hehe I´ve had weird and awful luck with men here, but the good news is that I want to start dating again and look forward to it very much—hehe. I´m not ready for love, but dating yes!! Haha. So please keep your fingers crossed, so that my luck may change with the coming year :) hehe...

Oh yeah I am getting better at cooking...woohoo!! I've made delicious lentils, chicken curry, and an eggplant dish my Cal roomie, Lana, taught me way back....hehe...so cross your fingers for me so that I only get better...haha...

Ok well hope you spend your New Years well...
Huge hugs and kisses :)