This is the Inaugural Post!!!

Ok, Ok, Ok, I have been asked by so many people to do a blog; so… Here it is Motherlovas (crude attempt to stop cursing)!!! I will say that you should probably have low expectations for this due to the fact that I don’t like typing for long periods of time and that I don’t have a camera at my disposal to provide pictures for all of those beautiful words that I am going to use. Also, make sure to read the disclaimer and know that what I say or make up is in no way a reflection of Peace Corps Costa Rica or the United States Government. Ok, a couple of ground rules. I will try my best to answer questions as they come along, but I am not perfect and some days I will not feel like answering mail. That doesn’t mean that I won’t get to it, just give me some time. This blog is about more than just me being in Costa Rica, but just of my experiences, and some thoughts as I grow as an individual. Most subjects probably will not be taboo here, but I will say that you will be hard pressed to get a specific answer about my relationship with my Lady and the Kid.
For those that want to know where I am, I am not allowed to give you the actual address. Just say that I am somewhere in the middle of the Barra Colorado National Forest Reserve, and for all intensive purposes it is the bush. Training is over and I have been in here for almost a month. I am still shocked that we have internet out here because of the lack of other resources that are present. I mean, the bus only runs to town on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and if I miss it either way, especially on Friday, I am pretty much hosed for whatever I had planned for that day. I think that may be my biggest frustration right now, and I may be one of the most isolated volunteers here, which is cool with me; it just gives me the opportunity to really be in touch with my surroundings and really cherish my experience. It just takes some getting used to, that’s all.
I guess I would be remised if I didn’t speak about my trails with the language. I am learning a lot when it comes to the language, just from everyday encounters with people. I think I may have been one of the few people that actually somewhat enjoyed training, and I think it was because I was able to learn so much of the language. I am still not confident most of the time when it comes to talking and there are still a lot of things that I do not understand, but people in my community have been really patient with me and also very understanding. Learning any language outside of your mother tongue can be a challenge, and it has definitely been one for me. I have started reading books in Spanish and underlining words that I don’t know for the sake of building my vocabulary, and I still have my notes from training for the sake of working on my mechanics, but it is really different when one is in a real life conversation and has to speak.
This much I will say about my relationship, it ain’t easy, and definitely not for the faint at heart. I Love Jessica Doward and her daughter Geneva Tillman, and being away from them has been really rough on me. Okay, now with that be said, it has helped our relationship immensely also, because we have to learn to get closer to God, and also to delve inside of ourselves and deal with the base portions of our beings (well it has for me anyway). This is a growing experience on both ends, and (thank God) we are able to communicate a lot more than we used to during training.
I would like to thank DJ K.E.L.W.I.N. for the Isaac Hayes ITunes mix I am listening to while I am writing this. I am huge fan of Isaac Hayes and really sad that he no longer walks among us in the land of the living. If you have any thoughts or suggestions please feel free to write them below, and I will see about getting to them. I don’t have anything really deep to say, or any philosophizing to do, so if you are reading this trying to find something to keep you going in life, you may have reached the wrong blog for the day. Well, that’s about all that I have to say, so until next time…
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