Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Sometimes i just sit.

The life of a peace corps volunteer is a an up and down, left and right, ingles y espanol, (ha guarani, ikatu) topsy turvy, vague...lets not go as far as clear...crazy experience.  I do a lot of things now that i didn´t used to do, some because of culture, some because there isn´t anything better to do.  heres a list!


  • i wipe my face off with the tablecloth...i´m a fan
  • i can put as many tablespoons of salt and or sugar on any food i want...i´m a fan
  • watching chickens run around is often a main source of entertainment...i´m becoming a fan
  • i have to dodge the biting parrot at my new house...i´m not a fan
  • need a lime? go pick it!...i´m a fan
  • need a mango? go pick it! it is so great....i´m a fan
  • i constantly shew away animals...cows, pigs, chickens, dogs, cats...etc...not a fan
  • i send text messages...i´m becoming a fan
  • i either walk or take the bus...aka no more gunther...i´m a fan...but i miss gunther
  • i still call shorts, shorts...and mountain bikes mountain bikes...in all three languages...it is funny...if you could here it with the accent you´d be a fan
  • i put toilet paper in a trash can...i still think it is gross. 
  • my office are the homes and fields of my community...i´m a fan.
and sometimes...i just sit.  




1 comment:

Amanda B said...

Love this post.

Oh Carlos, miss you...let´s plan an A'town trip for next month. Ciao suerte!