The Family, Christmas 2010.
Connor, with his new bike.
He was happy to see me.
Besides being relaxing, fun and filled with tasty beer, my visit home made me realize that since 2005 I'm always coming or going, and that I would like to be more available, and live somewhere that seeing my family doesn't have to be a big trip or a long, long drive. While I can't say that I won't be living far, far away again in the future, it would be nice to be a little closer for a year or two...
Though I don't think I can live in Albany...
While things are in a lull right now, the next few months are going to fill up FAST. I got notice today that I won 500 dollars to fund a three month lifeskills program in my local school. I am relieved, and so excited to get going.
The women from the cultural affairs office from the US Embassy will be in El Cocalito on the 31st to check out my shampoo project. We'll make a batch of Shampoo de Manzanilla, let the ladies get their hands dirty, and see how it goes. When I got back from vacation, a few of the ladies from the women's group told me that the Manzanilla was giving dandruff, and the aloe vera shampoo went chuco... So much for product consistency. I think we'll be moving on to soap or perfume soon...
The new group of volunteers will be here in a few days, and I'll be heading San Vicente bound to do some training panel, and possibly have my own aspirante here in El Cocalito for a couple of days.
This month also brings my community's Fiestas Patronales, so we'll see rodeos, horse races, dances and baptisms... The requests for my participation as God Mother should be rolling in again soon.
I will have been here a year, officially, the first week of February. A group outing to the beach (La Barra de Santiago, couldn't be more convenient) should be madness.
Last, but not least, Spring Break 2011 = Patt in the Savior. My first (possibly only) visitor from La Yusa. Should be a great adventure.
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