Life is GREAT

I love living on my own. I didn´t realize how miserable I was in my previous living situation until I peaced out of there. I feel so liberated. So free. So comfortable. So welcome in my own home. What terrific feelings. I cook what I want, when I want. I am never in the way in my kitchen (partially because there aren´t very many thing in the kitchen). Mice aren´t frequent visitors in my kitchen...although they have stopped by to say hello at least once. I wash my clothes almost every day and they don´t pile up. I have a place to hang them indoors to evaid the rain. I never have to worry about when the family´s clothes are going to be washed. There is always space on my drying line. I wash my dishes with soap every time (as opposed to the rinse off some dishes would get in the family house). I have alone time.

It. is. awesome.

However, it is not perfect. My landlord STILL hasn´t replaced the flimsy lock on the front door. Yes my porch is enclosed with bars but they don´t go all the way up. The house has an ant problem; I bought a HUGE can of raid for ants on Tuesday and it´s almost gone. It is not taking care of the problem. When I come home, I´m bringing back the good stuff. You know, the kind that you set out, they think it´s food so they take it back to their house and everyone eats it and dies. That´s what I´m talking about. And finally, in one of the back rooms I don´t use an animal poops in the same spot...every night. I´m guessing it´s a white cat that I´ve seen fleeing the property a couple of times, and as my friend Carla pointed out, cats are the only animal weird enough to poop in the same place over and over and over. Ew.

Still. It´s awesome.

A lot of other things are happening. The school year is officially over. My community class took their final exam on Wednesday. My sitemate Carolyn has left for good and my new one gets here this coming Monday or Tuesday. I´ve spent some time with her and she seems pretty super. For Thanksgiving I´m meeting up with some of my favorite PCVs (Carla, Julie, Alex, and Meg) at Meg´s house for a delicious dinner and later that weekend we´re going to the laguna and I´m going Christmas shopping in the market! Then December 1st I´ll be in a location TBA to be a camp counselor for the US Embassy´s English summer camp for high school students. Sounds dorky, but it´ll be fun.

THEN ON THE 15TH I LEAVE NICARAGUA AND ON THE 16TH I´LL BE HOME! So, I´ll see you soon!!!!