I have been neglecting this blog again. Well, I've had quite a lot on my mind so blah. The school year is finally over. That is, there's still an official week of classes but no one is going to be there so they basically told me to enjoy my vacation until the promotion ceremonies the following week. Once again we have La Purisima, where people parade around town carrying a statue of the Virgin Mary and get food and small gifts from various families in a 9-day celebration of the Immaculate Conception. It's definitely the end of the rainy season, because it's been SO WINDY. I remember that about last December. Also chilly, but you people up north (meaning the entire United States) will laugh because for us cold is anything less than 80F. I've also been having some pretty disturbing health issues, nothing that makes me very sick but it makes me very worried for my future in Peace Corps. I won't go into details because I don't want to worry myself even more, but I am concerned that they will make me end my service early and I do not want to do that. I have less than a year left. I've been here for more time than I have left. I do not want to stop now. Not that I'd have much choice if they did decide to send me home, but I'd appreciate prayers to keep me here.
In more exciting news, I am going home for Christmas. I'm flying back on Christmas Eve, arriving just before Santa, and (hopefully...) coming back to Nicaland on January 10, in time for our in-service training. Also, I adopted a couple things from Chelsea, the volunteer a couple towns over that had to leave. I got her blender, her modem stick (which I am using now!), and her cat Boo. She is so very cute and loves to cuddle. I will hopefully manage to take some photos of her soon. I want to show the size difference between her and Batman. He's like twice her size, even though they're from the same litter and she eats at least as much as he does.
I know there's more things I should write about, but I have so much on my mind right now it's hard to sort through enough thoughts to get them written down. Maybe now that school's out I'll be able to breathe a little and think more clearly.
Saludos!
