Well I am feeling a lot better now that I've been in one place for more than a day. I started actually doing some work this morning and I'm feeling more at home here. Yesterday I went on my first solo adventure. I walked a few blocks to the store, bought hair spray, and came back. Very exciting. This has it's pros and cons. Pro: I now have a greater sense of independence. Con: now that my aunt and uncle know I know my way around they keep sending me on errands. I don't really mind because it gives me a chance to get out of the house, which I don't do very often. I actually started working this morning doing tasks for the various girls club. They're trying to get a little library set up for the girls, but right now it consists of a bunch of books in a box. My job has been to catalogue the books and come up with some kind of a system of organization. This weekend, my aunt and I are going on a retreat with some of the other club leaders, so that should give me an opportunity to expand my social horizons. Though life here, in the middle class part of town, isn't much different from my life in the states, there have been some things that are taking getting used to. For instance, you throw away your toilet paper instead of flushing it. There is no central heat, all the homes are heated in the winter with wood burning stoves. There is also no hot water. Well, there is hot water, but you have to actually light a little thing, called a califone (sp?) that draws the water in and heats the water, then when you're done you have to turn it off. Very interesting. Overall though, I'm really beginning to get the feel of what I'm doing here, and that will only increase and the English classes I'm teaching begin in a couple weeks.