Sickness

So I have been sick since Thursday!! sooooo not fun! I thought getting sick at home was bad... it is nothing compared to here. I awoke in the night with horrible stomach pain thursday morning and from there on it was no good news. Went to the doctor thursday afternoon... he was kinda an ass and wouldn´t speak to me. I think he didn´t think that I spoke spanish. So after some time he decides that I have gastritis and I need 2 shots... not just any shots.. 2 shots to the VEIN! so here I am terrified of needles getting a line put in and 2 injections that make me feel all weird. Didn´t work because I still was sick that night. I think I had a virus cuz it cleared up in about 3 days. I had to go back to the clinic to give the magical sample... however there is no privacy here. They gave me a dixie cup told me to go to the potty and then carry it across the waiting room to the lab as if i was announcing to the world " Hey everyone the gringa is sick" poop in hand.... to say the least I got some stage fright and couldn´t perform, but at least I feel better today and I can finally start eating again! the up side of getting sick is... it is a great crash diet.. no food for about 3 days makes you lose a few pounds i am sure!

Was able to get up this morning and go walking with Audrey (my honduran friend) and eat a bowl of cereal. feeling good---just a little sore from the body trama i have been in.

have my first real charla friday with my support group. It is on nutrition and i just found out that both my counterparts are going to be gone in tegus... so i am on my own with the helper Ruth--i am excited because I was afraid that they would interrupt me... i think they have doubts in me but I just need to show them that they can confide in me and that I am serious about my job! Also, there is a PC meeting wednesday in SRC so I get to see everyne here in the hotel and eat some goot food on the PC.
-Kristina

Change of Address

Hey everyone.. change of address.... If you would ever feel the urge to send dear little Kristina something (peanut butter-JIF x crunchy, foot pumice scrubber, hair clips- the silver kind flipping kind, febreeze or even just a letter with a picture of you in it!) I have a new address:

Kristina Cesa-PCV

Voluntaria de Cuerpo de Paz

Apartado Postal 1800

Santa Rosa de Copan

Honduras

America Central

I am having an excellent day-- minus the headache. I have taking up running/walking around the track at 7 am with my friends and by take up I mean I have gone once- this morning! But I am excited because there is this group of women who always go and I am going to try to start talking to them and then see if they want to be part of a womens group I can start here.. a women's exercise group/nutricion group. I think it sounds fun and an excuse to cook and chisme!

No one is in the office because the counterparts are off at a taller that they didn't tell me about so I have it all to myself! I was able to plug the computer into the internet and use my own laptop! I went and had some pizza and chocolate cake with some other volunteers AND tomorrow I am taking a mini- day trip to Copan Ruinas to see my loves Fernando and Linda... life is good!

Pics-- Me on swearing in day and then the whole health group.

Mothers Day

So Mother's Day here is like a national holiday... everything shuts down, kids get off of school on monday, every where you look people are selling big giant signs that say "Felicidades Madres" I had no idea it was this big of a deal here. I bought my host mom 2 roses from the guy on the corner and wished her a good day-- i feel that is sufficient. All the hoopla made me miss my mom at home though. I was nice to talk to her and hear that she was having a good day.

Finally a Volunteer

WOOOHOOO!! you are now reading the blog of an official volunteer. Friday we had our ceremonia at the embassy. IT was nice and it was really fun getting all dressed up--forgot what it was like to blow-dry my hair! oh the little things we miss.
I don´t think I ever blogged about my site. I am in Santa Rosa de Copan. It is really big and pretty. The climate if perfect... think spring all year long. GOogle it because it is a tourist place, so i am sure there is a ton of info on it.

i am here in my site now. it was rough to leave everyone. Right when I started feeling really close to everyone we are all seperated. I cried of course.. i am sure that doesn´t surprise anyone. When i got here i had a mini-panic attack because it is just so real now... this is it! no more training wheels...baby bird has been pushed out of the nest and now it is sink or swim time!! God it is kinda scary, but i know it will all be ok.

have had a headache today and yesterday*---i think the fumes in my room are doing it. the fam recently painted and it is a small room so it hasn´t had a chance to air out. need to go to my monthly job meeting now--ttyl