hey all, hope that things are going well for everyone back in the states. Life here in the DR is going well. I have started with some english classes in my campo. It does feel good to actually have some sort of tangible program to do. My class is about 8 students ages 16 and up...its a good group and i actually enjoy doing it. Though how good of a teacher I am remains to be seen. Aside from that life in the campo is pretty slow. There isn't really a whole lot going on day to day in my site which can be relaxing but after a while it starts to drive you nuts. i am looking to start other projects in the next month or so... we shall see how it all works out. The rent's are coming down in two weeks for a few days. i am very pumped to show them my site and then head out to the resorts. One whole week of hot water! It should be quite a bit of fun.

just want to let everyone know i am alive. Things at my site are progressing slowly but i think there are potentail projects that i will get started on in the next few weeks. this week was interservice training...while it was a bit long most of the sessions were very helpful and i look forward to bringing some of the ideas i now have to my community. in other news my parents are coming in 1 month... i am incredibly excited for this. i cannot wait to show them what my life is like down here and then go spend some time at one of the resorts with the whole fam with hot showers, running water and the like. life at my site continues to have its ups and downs which is normal. my spanish is progressing but there is still quite a bit that i don't understand which can frustrate me quite a lot. The mail service sucks here... i have been waiting for christmas gifts since december and they still haven't arrived. Oh the small trials and tribulations of a developing country. Otherwise though things are going okay. Its nice seeing the other volunteers and catching up with them. Life is okay right now, i am keepking my head up and trying to maintain a healthy perspective on things. hope everything in the states is going well for people. if you need to contact me my new cell is 8094672787. love to all my peeps back home