Well, it's the eve (5/30/2006) before we leave for our Swearing in ceremony in Laguna, which is when we will become actual "Peace Corps Volunteers" (PCV) instead of Trainees. Saturday after the swear in, many of the PCV's are going to head to Manila to stay the night before we all leave for our respective sites...One last night together. Rumor has it that there is actually a turkey sandwich in Manila and for an extra 15 pesos you can get a slice of REAL cheese on it...I can't wait.
Training has been intense as the schedule has been dictated to us, so it will be nice to get to site and be able to dial it down a bit. The weather has supposedly changed to "Tag-Ulan" which is the rainy season. The locals say the temperature drops dramatically, but we have yet to really see it. Now it's HOT & RAINY, instead of just hot. With the rain, comes a lot more fly's, mosquito's and ants. ALL of which are looking for higher ground and they are really getting on my last nerve. It doesn't really help when you live in a neighborhood with a ton of animals either. We have pigs, turkeys, roosters, chickens, goats, caribou, cats and dogs roaming the streets all day. It's actually quite humorous. All in all we have no real complaints as of yet, well maybe some of the food could be an issue. Filipino food can be amazing one day and the next utterly disappointing. For Example...How about some scrambled eggs with canned sardines and Cheese Wiz? Or maybe some pig intestines stewed in pigs blood? Yet, the best thing by far that I have had anywhere is probably the freshly made coconut milk, which is really fun to make, stewed with a plant leaf and stalk called "Gabi". It is the most delicious thing ever or as said in Tagalog "Pinakamasarap!".
Update on the host family at site...It had to be switched at the last moment and we are now staying with the sister of Patrick's counterpart. Again...No ceiling there though...But have heard the family is really fun and cool to hang out with. Patrick's counterpart is truly her own woman, so if her sister is anything like her, we will be in for a fun time.
"WAKAS!!" (Tagalog for "The End")
Training has been intense as the schedule has been dictated to us, so it will be nice to get to site and be able to dial it down a bit. The weather has supposedly changed to "Tag-Ulan" which is the rainy season. The locals say the temperature drops dramatically, but we have yet to really see it. Now it's HOT & RAINY, instead of just hot. With the rain, comes a lot more fly's, mosquito's and ants. ALL of which are looking for higher ground and they are really getting on my last nerve. It doesn't really help when you live in a neighborhood with a ton of animals either. We have pigs, turkeys, roosters, chickens, goats, caribou, cats and dogs roaming the streets all day. It's actually quite humorous. All in all we have no real complaints as of yet, well maybe some of the food could be an issue. Filipino food can be amazing one day and the next utterly disappointing. For Example...How about some scrambled eggs with canned sardines and Cheese Wiz? Or maybe some pig intestines stewed in pigs blood? Yet, the best thing by far that I have had anywhere is probably the freshly made coconut milk, which is really fun to make, stewed with a plant leaf and stalk called "Gabi". It is the most delicious thing ever or as said in Tagalog "Pinakamasarap!".
Update on the host family at site...It had to be switched at the last moment and we are now staying with the sister of Patrick's counterpart. Again...No ceiling there though...But have heard the family is really fun and cool to hang out with. Patrick's counterpart is truly her own woman, so if her sister is anything like her, we will be in for a fun time.
"WAKAS!!" (Tagalog for "The End")
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