I´m not homeless anymore!

I´m sorry it has taken me so long to post! I´ve been in a bit of a transitional state, but everything is good. I have a family now. My mom is Doña Brenda and I have two sisters, Karla and Natalia, they are both in their early twenties. Karla also has a daughter named Valentina, and she is two and adorable. In the mornings when we are eating breakfast she likes to sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in Spanish. My family is amazing, they are so nice to me and my Mom is a great cook, but in case you were wondering it´s true, we have rice and beans at every meal. Usually there is something extra at dinner. It´s an interesting time to be here right now, because the electric company is rationing electricity. My neighborhood doesn´t have power from about 2 until 7 every day. When i come home from my classes we sit out on the porch in the pitch black, and then eat dinner by candlelight. It also has been raining here like crazy. The hurricane isn´t near us, but we are getting the rain. Right now the sound of the rain on the tin roof is deafening, but in a way it is pretty cool. There is thunder and lightening here everyday for a few hours and you start to not even notice it.

Today we had the chance to go to the Asamblea Nacional, which is like Congress in the US. It was neat because we had the chance to talk with a deputada (sort of like a senator) from the ALN party and a deputado from the FSLN (Sandinista Frente). It was neat, and we got to see the hall where they convene.

Everything is going really well and I´m learning a lot, including how to wash my clothes on something called a pila. By the end of everyday my head is aching from thinking so much in Spanish, but I think it´s getting a bit easier. I will try to post again very soon...and for anyone who wants it, I have a cell phone now and you can call anytime. My number is 505-485-9704 the country code is 011. You may have to try it a few different ways, if your phone needs it there is a city code too, which is 2 for managua. I would love any calls!

Mom, Dad, Britt I miss you guys so much and I love you sooooo much!

JBird...please let me know how first grade is going! I miss you and I want to know how everyone likes all your new outfits! Love you, and you too East Coast parents!