Today was the first day of school and I was so excited to
hear about everyone’s experiences with their host families and speak some
English! There was really quite a range. One family doesn’t have running water
at all and they have to do retrieve it from a dangerous trench, but on the
other end of the spectrum another family has a maid and does very little manual
labor. We talked about host family experiences all morning and at noon went to
find lunch. We are given $3 every day for lunch and you can easily go to a restaurant
and eat for that much. A couple other girls and I opted to buy supplies at the
grocery store and cook it at the office though, scrambled eggs with green
peppers yum. We talked for a while in the afternoon then went exploring. When I
got home my host mother was wearing my scarf which was definitely weird but the
culture here is very communal so what belongs to me belongs to them. Something
to get used to. I gave them presents for having me stay with them, coloring
books, crayons, mini lollipops, Red Sox hat and shirt and bouncy balls. The
kids went wild they were so excited. I hung out with my 5 year old sister for a
while before dinner and we played dolls and I showed her pictures of my family
which she loved. I’m starting to feel like a real part of the family :)
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| Road to school |
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| View from school |
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| Ilana et moi!! In the living room of my house. |
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