The First Month

This month I have:

• Eaten more beans and rice than I ever have in my entire life
• Gone to bed by 8pm most nights
• Had three-ish women´s group meetings
• Created and implemented a community survey
• Invited myself to a girls´ volleyball practice
• Subsequently hit two people in the head with a volleyball
• Given one charla (talk) to the women´s group, and one to patients at the health center
• Learned about many technical topics like childhood development, illnesses, pregnancy risks signs and factors, etc.
• Learned about the theories behind non-formal education, sustainable development, and facilitation
• Listened to way too much 80´s-90´s pop
• Tried to call home (I hate Claro)
• Cried
• Laughed
• Made friends