10 July 2008

In a foreign land...

I have arrived in Honduras!, and I am doing very well. I met my first host family this afternoon, and I am having a great time with them already! I have a wonderful host sister who is eighteen and very fun to spend time with already. We have laughed a lot together already. I feel very confident about my Spanish and so interacting has been very fun and not at all nerve-racking. They were a little worried about what I could eat, but my host mom was very relieved when she found out that she could speak to me without problems. This host-family transition is much easier than the last one language-wise, so I feel very happy and excited about the whole thing.
Honduras is a beautiful country. We traveled through rugged mountains yesterday and saw lots of animals and people outside. The people that I have met so far in training and in the family are very welcoming and friendly. I am very excited to learn more and know more.
My training with the Peace Corps has been and I am sure will continue to be fun and intriguing. I am very impressed with the volunteers that I am working with, and I expect to learn a lot from both the other volunteers and also my trainers. It looks like we will have very full days, but I am very excited to learn.
Love you and miss you all a lot!
Jennifer