THE SUN CAME OUT TOMORROW!

Today was what I needed to get me through the next 12 weeks. After waking up around 2 in the morning in a panic surrounded by 3 sleeping girls, I found myself questioning why I was so far from home. Why did I sign up for this? Why am I so lonely? Where the hell am I??? I spent the next 5 or so hours pondering these questions and nearly convinced myself that I would be back in Portland in a week. I was already sick of the geckos and the cows and the dirt and the bugs that sound like 1,000 women screaming all at once. I went to the morning meeting with nearly tears in my eyes and was sure that this would be my last.
Well it won't be..
Shortly after the meeting, myself and the two new volunteers were given an orientation on what exactly our  purpose for being here is. I was very quickly reminded why I decided to do this, and to do it for twelve weeks. I am here to take myself out of my ordinary life and make a difference in a place that so desperately needs it.  Teaching English to children and women will be one of the most gratifying things I have ever done in my life and living in the jungle with wild pigs and killer snakes won't change a thing. In fact, I am kind of getting use to these conditions. Walking around everywhere barefoot, naming the geckos (secretly),  sleeping on cardboard, and waking up to cows trying to come snuggle with me might just be what the doctor ordered. Who knows, maybe I'll come home and get a job at REI and try out for the next Adventure Women! (JOKING)
Anyways, the point of me being here is to serve others and I am just going with the flow of this crazy experience. I officially start teaching tomorrow so I have to start warming up my vocals for all the sing a long songs. Who am I anymore? :)
Until the next!