There was an earthquake! But no worries it was pretty far away and everyone here is a-okay
So today was my first day of work (kindof) after two weeks of in country orientation and two weeks of orientation in the states(thas right, an entire month) I will be working two jobs this year. First I have been selected to be the logistics coordinator for Rostro. This means that I am in charge of retreat groups that come down from the US. I get to do alot of driving down here which scares the crap out of me because nobody follows traffic laws. Aside from that, I am really excited to work with college and high school groups and to better learn how a non profit works. Also, I am co running an after school program called Semillas de Mostaza (Mustard Seeds). Here we do homework help, activities to supliment Ecuador´s crappy school system, play futbol, and more. We try to give the kids a safe place to play, learn, and just be for at least two hours every day.
Also, we got to go into our house. However, we cannot move in to it for probably another week because we decided that we wanted to paint most of the interior as it it pretty scratched up and peeling in most rooms. I wish I could just move in now! I´m tired of living in the retreat house. Our bedrooms are way bigger than I would ever need.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
¿Week 1?
Okay, so i have been in Ecuador for a week now. Most of the last week ahs been orientation related. There has been aot of visiting work sites and getting to know the bus routes. This whole process of orientation is really overwhelming. I feel like i want to do everything jb related, but i have to choose just one.
Yesterday we all went to a beach town that is a few hours away called Las Playas. We spent the whole afternoon playing in the sand and in the ocean until I got blisters on the bottoms of my feet. I got stung by a jelly fish on my shoulder and most of my group got sun burned. In all, it was an amazing afternoon away from being drained bye Duran and all of the decisions and responsabilities that we will soon be facing.
Wghen we got back home we were doing an arts and crafts project and reality suddenly stepped in to remind us of the environment that we were living in. Our neixt door neighbors were in a domestic dispute which involved alot of screaming by children. In the middle of this, our community gathered together and prayed for our neighbors. Then, as soon as the shouting stopped, we got a call from Megan, our director, telling us that the father of one of our good friends, Diana, had died. It was a rather humbling night for everyone. We all prayed and went to bed. I think we all realized that the reality of Ecuador had hit us and that we have a difficult, yet amazing year ahead of us.
Yesterday we all went to a beach town that is a few hours away called Las Playas. We spent the whole afternoon playing in the sand and in the ocean until I got blisters on the bottoms of my feet. I got stung by a jelly fish on my shoulder and most of my group got sun burned. In all, it was an amazing afternoon away from being drained bye Duran and all of the decisions and responsabilities that we will soon be facing.
Wghen we got back home we were doing an arts and crafts project and reality suddenly stepped in to remind us of the environment that we were living in. Our neixt door neighbors were in a domestic dispute which involved alot of screaming by children. In the middle of this, our community gathered together and prayed for our neighbors. Then, as soon as the shouting stopped, we got a call from Megan, our director, telling us that the father of one of our good friends, Diana, had died. It was a rather humbling night for everyone. We all prayed and went to bed. I think we all realized that the reality of Ecuador had hit us and that we have a difficult, yet amazing year ahead of us.
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