8:54 am. I missed my first day of writing!
9:00 pm Ok so at this moment I am trying to tell myself to calm down, big breaths and this is everything I prepared for. I am here at my site, no cell reception, no electricity, this is it. My room is so tiny. It fits a very large but hard as a rock bed but there is no extra room. There is no way I can live here for 2 years. I need room for my stuff and there just isn’t any here. When they dropped me off it was like a surprise that I was here (I expected that though). I am doing fine with language. The clinic where I will be working is directly across the street. I can’t see the water as was told to me yesterday but it is close and full of crocodiles. I am going to explore tomorrow. I don’t know what my options are for living-I just know it can’t be like this.
Seriously, this is exactly the image I had in my head of where I would be placed. It is so beautiful-long straight roads (great for a bike) with high green weeds on both sides. Palm trees/coconut trees are everywhere. It really is tropical looking/feeling. I can’t wait to see the water. I believe I successfully explained that I want to cook for myself. Oh-I didn’t even mention that I am living with the Xefe de Suco. My room has no lock on it but I feel safe. I really haven’t processed it all-I guess I just needed to get my initial thoughts out. I am alone-I am scared but I feel ok. I may freak out but that’s fine. This is what I prepared for before I left. I must sleep now, long day of bouncing in the PC car today (7 hours to be exact)
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