So, I don't have the internet very often as you all have probably noticed. So, I will share a few short things with you. Life here in the DR is fun and crazy and hard. I was living in the capitol for a few weeks and now I am out in the Campo for 5 weeks. Whaen I was in the capitol I lived with am awesome family. With me there were 8 of us in the house. We had a scragly little chiwawa that was the ugiest thing I have ever seen. He is cute though. It is funny how things grow on you. The grandma that lived there and ran the house is supper cute too. I never understand a word she says but she has the best smile. She has 2 brown snaggle teeth on the top and a few on the bottom. She makes me smile everytime I see her. She is a very hard working and kind 75 year old.
Here in El Careto, outside of the capitol, I have had some interesting experiences. The first nine days we were her was patronales. It is the celebration of the Saint Mercedes. Basically everyone in the town and sorounding areas party and drink every night until 3am and then get up and do it again the next day. It was fun and exhausting. Also, on the 3 or 4th day I was here I had some crazy stuff go down in my insides. I woke up in the middle of the night thinking I was going to throw up when in fact I stood up ans almost crapped my pants. I struggled to get around the motorcycle in the kitchen and open the back door. I ran across the muddy back yard to the latrine. I made it thank goodness because that was one big wave. After the visit to the latrine I chilled outside for a while because I still felt like I was going to puke. The dogs the desided that I was no longer welcome there and started closing in and barking. Luckly I was able to get back inside because the dogs have bitten people in the community before. The next day I was still feeling sick and chillin outside with some of the other volunteers when I was not feeling so well. I went into a friends house and puked and the proceeded to sit on her floor for the next 3 hours while my stomach and all of my insides spasmed out. I feel like I know a little bit about how much it might hurt to be in labor. Crazy!! I then had a fever later that night of 101.1. By the next morning I was feeling better. I have no idea what it was but it is gone now:) I will post pics later.
