5-6-10 11:03pm

Have I mentioned that I have my own room with my own bathroom, shower and sink? I am pretty excited about that, I just moved in and put my stuff away (well half of it) and I feel so at home. It is pretty weird that there is a restroom with no door that is pretty much a foot away from my bed but I figured it would be handy when, you know, I have a hangover and cant move from my bed to throw up in the toilet. Haha. Yeah right! I doubt I will be doing any drinking here. My project partners already told me I am not allowed to drink and that I am here to work! Yikes. 

Pretty much the stuff they want me to do is simple: Fix all 20 computers in the liceo (install educational software and deepfreeze and anti-virus software, clone all the hard drives), fundraise for a new inversor or for more batteries so we have electricity to use the computers, then in the summer I will be teaching all the teachers about the educational software and how to use technology to their advantage in the classrooms, then give some informatics classes myself to the community members, show other people that will become informatica teachers, start an array of different youth groups including brigade verde for environment, IT and sex education (I forgot the group names) and also be involved in the local church activities and the neighborhood watch then after this upcoming Saturday help run the new CTC (community technology center (in english)) being built down the street from my house. Not much at all right! The good thing is that my project partners are very supportive and are completely committed to me and the reason I am here. A little too much if you can tell. It's going to be ad to live up to their expectations but I am definitely going to try to do all this and more (youth sports groups and art activities!). I definitely feel that I have a lot of work to do but I think that is a good feeling that they want you to be involved in everything, they want my presence and they want my help. It feels really good to know that I am going to make a difference somewhere rather ha just teaching classes and something I don't want to do (English). So Sunday we return to Santo Domingo for more debauchery. Swearing in, PC prom, literacy training and more. Stay tuned!