I hope you all had a safe and happy New Year's. I had an amazing time in Ilha de Mocambique with a group of volunteers. I think that this place is going to be my get away place. It is only about 3 hours from where I live. Our ride there consisted of sitting on a bunch of coconuts in the back of a truck and piling into a minivan with 20 other people. Got to love the public transportation system here! We stayed in some bungalows on the beach on the mainland. They were perfect! I had another moment where I couldn't believe that this was my life. We ate a lot of good seafood and even had pizza for lunch one day! Ilha is beautiful! The architecture and beaches are amazing. On the 2nd a group of us took a sailboat to a deserted island and just hung out. That was an amazing trip!
In other news, I have not been feeling well since getting to site. I think everything is catching up with me. It is a lot harder than I thought to keep myself healthy when I have limited resources. Our PC doctor is great and my roommate is even better. We have kids that hang out around our house a lot. They like to peek in the windows, which is annoying. I made them paper airplanes and drew with them and Arden (my roomie) played soccer with them. They are not as nosy anymore but they always want our soccer ball. We are giving English lessons, well Arden is mostly because I haven't been feeling great, to our colleagues at the school. They are really nice guys. They are really smart too! We are still not in our house yet but hopefully that will happen soon. We are getting anxious! School starts February 4th and I can't wait! Other than that, there hasn't been much going on. We are just getting to know our community better. I still learn something new about the culture here every day. I love this place!
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