and then came the rain

I really hope that a sunny day comes along soon. I have two pairs of clean pants, the rest are wet. I also have a number of other clothing just chillin in the rain. Have I mentioned that I´ve learned to wash my own clothes? Not that I do it that often, but still. It involves a lot of scrubbing, beating, water, and wringing. I can assure you that my clothing will not be lasting very long. But back to the rain....it seems to come for several days in a row in the afternoon. Then come a few hot humid days, before we return to rain.

Yesterday we (Sam, Will and I) ref. a game of softball. (I include myself in the group, but i really didn´t make that many calls.....if any calls) This wasn´t a good idea for two reasons. A- it started to rain and they still played, so we were drenched and B- you can´t win no matter what call you make, you´re never gonna make friends that way. I think we´ll stick to just playing softball with them during their practice games. And yes, I play...i run, hit, throw and catch.

I´ve also been going to church every week*. I must say it lasts a little longer then in the US and the last two weekends we´ve had processions after. The first procession was to check out different altars in differnt homes in honor of Corpus Cristi. I´m not sure what this one was for. I also think I´m going to need to ask for a written version of prayers, I don´t understand them when everyone is speaking at the same time.

Otherwise, I´m trying to work on some reading...the newspaper and the dictionary. Since to read one you need to read the other. And working on speaking with my family. I don´t always understand the accent or the local slang. And there is a lot of local slang.

Alright, I think that´s all I have for now. Ohh...I´m finally healthy! The bactrim I took was able to kill off what the Cipro couldn´t. Sweet!