so....

yesterday was a momentus day. i was left alone in the house for the whole day. a first since i've been here.....i felt like an adult again. it was great. when milagros left she was like "are you SURE you'll be okay? what about lunch? what will you eat?" i convinced her that we had food and i would be fine. i then spent the day watching a movie, reading, and listening to music.

the highlight of my day was the fact that i answered the phone and successfully had a conversation with the pastor of the church with the dancers, and i ended up going to his church last night. it was different. it was a pentacostal church. things seemed similar at first. some of the songs were the same just in spanish, but then i saw a woman get up from praying and put some olive oil stuff in her hands and walk around praying for a while. everyone prayed at the same time and prayed loudly. i once again had to get up in front of the church and talk, but this time i could tell that the translator understood more what i said. church lasted a long time. i was picked up at 6:30, and i got home at 10:30. it was decided that i will go back wednesday night to work with the dancers. people didn't speak english to me except to say "God bless you" in english. overall, i liked it. different. it's going to feel so quiet when i get home.

today i did a lot of work. i spent time getting our database online, so that my boss in philly can view it. i also spent time doing research on different contacts and emailing different people. i then got a confirmation email that i am approved to go to a conference in washington when i'm back in may from the president's emergency plan for aids relief. that should be interesting. i think it's about how to get funding from the government. i then had my first spanish class. we reviewed stuff i already knew, but my spanish teacher seems nice.....funny thing is she's getting on me about the same pronuncian stuff hector gets on me about. by the end of this time i will have my "d"s turned into "th"s.

overall, a long day. i'm tired and tired of work like stuff....which unfortunately this feels like (i've spent too much time with the computer today)....wow, i just realized...no power cut today (unless it was short and during my spanish class). anyways, i'm ready to relax a little. later.