I only have about two weeks left with my first host family. On the March 23, 2011 we start field-based training (FBT). For FBT we will break off into our project groups. I will have a new host family in FBT and will live with them for around 7 weeks.
I learned how to make corn tortillas from scratch today. My family joked that I could open Tortilleria Jessica, but I think I still need some more practice. My host mother could make the tortillas super fast and they all turned out the same size and shape. My tortillas on the other hand, we all different shapes and sizes!
This Saturday we did not have class. The other trainees and I organized to meet at the training facility do play soccer, ultimate Frisbee and some other games. After playing for a few hours we decided to go to nearby Santa Lucia to get some lunch and hang out. After waiting for a bus for 30 minutes, we decided to walk. It took us about an hour and it was mostly uphill. My legs were definitely sore the next day.
Sunday morning I attended mass with my family. I came home and did some laundry. Then I helped prepare lunch. My host mother is trying to teach me how to cook like a Honduran so that when I am living by myself, I won’t starve to death. We had some beef tacos with chismole, a salsa made from onions, green peppers, tomatoes and cilantro. I spent the afternoon doing some homework and playing soccer with my little brothers.
The Peace Corps training staff is keeping us all very busy. We are still having regular language classes and the rest of our time is spent on project specific work, volunteer health and safety session and an assortment of other lessons. I have been learning a lot during the last few weeks and the more I learn the more excited I am about the two years that lie ahead of me.
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