me again

Hey everyone back home,
I hope you are well. I am content, but could be better. My counterpart and community president definitely exaggerated the degree to which tempers had cooled in San Juan. Cross your fingers that everybody can put their politics and pride aside to get this clinic project running! If it goes down the drain, there is a good chance also that the next project will be a goner as well. The next one involves latrines, chicken houses, and new ovens that divert the smoke (they cook often over fires, especially when they´re making tortillas).
I´ve resigned myself at this point to the fact that I will probably work almost entirely in the school if the turmoil persists. I don´t mind, there´s a lot to do there, but the school year ends in two weeks and doesn´t pick up again until February. In the mean time, I´ll be traveling a little bit for different events. Other than that, you´ll find me playing with the kids and making tamales until February!

Back in the big San Juan

I flew back to El Salvador last Monday, spent two nights in the capital visiting everybody there, and got back to site on Wednesday! It was hard to leave home, but I´m glad to be back in my community. My house was a crazy mess, but it´s under control now, and I picked up my puppy on Saturday, so everything is returning to normal.
Tempers have cooled somewhat since I left, so the whole political mess is also coming under control. So now my community president is anxious to get working again, and so am I!
So yeah, things on my end are good. I miss everybody at home, now more than ever. Love yall!