Today was supposed to be the day that I would leave my host family and make the final move into my house. I’ve been preparing this past week, just getting things ready - painted the entire place (inside and out), bought beds, a mini stove, a washing machine, and I even have furniture - one whole chair! I’m excited. So today, after an environment presentation/course with the school at Banelino (our school’s sponsor), I’d come back, pack up my last bag, say goodbye, and bola across town to my new house. Seemed like a simple enough plan. So simple in fact, that of course I couldn’t make it work. The presentation finished late (and it was 8 hours long!), and then it was raining - two little events that hold the power to alter everything, apparently. But really, it was my dona who had the final say when she handed me a set of sheets, told me to re-hang the mosquitero and stop packing my bag because, “Its late and its raining, and you can’t leave today,” Then she suggested I stay until Sunday. Anyway, I’m here one more night, and its fine. Just one more funny little story of how normal occurrences (namely - darkness and the weather) are now enough to keep me from going places.
What moving-out looked like
So instead of spending the night at my new place, I went to the junta de vecinos meeting, which was time better spent, anyway. (Junta de vecinos is a neighborhood group that meets weekly to discuss what’s going on in the community, and just about every neighborhood has one of these groups). My host dad is Presidente of this group, so sometimes I go to the meetings. Anyway, tonight wasn’t the usual meeting time; the group had called for a special meeting. Something big is happening in the neighborhood tomorrow afternoon - Mao’s new Sindico (town politician, sort of like a mayer, I guess) is visiting our barrio. And why? Because my community needs roads, and has needed this for years. Tomorrow they’ll show the existing dirt roads (some of which you can’t drive on they’re so bad) to the Sindico, and we’ll hear about construction plans. It really is a big deal, the community has put in a lot of effort for his arrival tomorrow afternoon. Fingers crossed that my neighborhood gets their roads soon!
From the road construction meeting:
More to come (very) soon!
xo
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