So today we had a rest day and went into the city. We visited a market, where I bought a super cute little leather bag for the USD equivilent of only $20, that has all this lovely hand done detailing. After, we had the rest of the afternoon to ourselves. I am currently at an internet cafe, and then I am going to visit my first homestay mom to say good bye and pick up a few things I left.
Right now I am really kind of home sick. I was unable to get my headphones to work, so I couldn´t make any phone calls, and I am not going to be near an internet cafe for at least a week. I am having a great time with my current host family, but I have caught a nasty cough and am not looking forward to a week's worth of work without a shower. I will most likely take another sponge bath before the week is out, but it is really hard to wash your hair in a bucket and I am tierd of feeling gross and slimy all the time.
That being said, getting to see all the progress on the community center is really rewarding, and tomorrow we will be pouring the support beams for the roof. The three masons we have been working with have been really nice, and have explained things over and over until everyone knows how to do it. We are hoping to finish the walls of the common room by the end of the week, so we'll see how things go.
I am also going to be teaching English tomorrow with Lauren, one of our guides. Most of the children of the town have been coming to the lessons, and we are hoping that more people will come now that Carnaval is over. We have books and supplies, and Lauren is working on a plan for our lesson.
On Saturday, once we are done with our first project, we are going on a day hike in the Tunari national park. From what I have seen, it will be absolutly beautiful. The peak is even higher than La Paz at 16,000 feet, and I am a little nervous, but I'll take my altidude pills and there will be two guides so I won't have to go super fast.
Until next week!
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