Back in Las Cañadas with one week left!

Well, it has been a long time since I have had the chance to give an update on my complicated, busy life as a Peace Corps aspirante. I made it through FBT training and I am back in Las Cañadas for the last few weeks of training. It is crazy to think that a week from today I will an oficial PC volunteer. It will definitely feel good to get through training. I had great experiences in Talanga- I could not have asked for a better family, and I learned a lot through training. There´s still so much that I don´t know though--hopefully I can pick that up soon.

So, the big question of where I am going to be spending the next two years of my life.... I will be in Victoria in the department of Yoro. It is a town in a valley surrounded by mountains. Yes, it is beautiful- there is an awesome river that is right outside of town and there are a number of creeks that run throughout the town. When I visited last week I was able to get a ride through the mountains, wow. I am really lucky in that aspect. The people are also very nice and excited for me to be there. I am also positive that I will never run out of work. Unlike most volunteers who only have about 3 counterparts, I oficially have 7 and 2 more unoficial (counterparts are just people or organizations that I will work with).
They are:
Two elementary schools
A high school
A dentist´s officeç
The women´s office in the municipality
The youth office in the municipality
Health center
Other possible:
Ayuda en Acción (Non-government organization)
A high school teacher

To give an idea of what I will be doing, the best I can do is give a list:
-Domestic Violence Education
-Leading a pregnant woman´s club
-Teaching computers and how to use the internet
-Coaching baseball ( I will have at least two teams)
-Coaching a women´s volleyball team
-Teaching multiple English classes
-Giving life skills talks to elementary schools
-Giving talks to high schoolers about drugs, alcohol, HIV, and life skills
-Leading a parenting class (yes I know i´m not a parent)
-Giving business management classes
-Environmental Education
-Trying to get a Reicken Library put in Victoria
-etc

Those are the things I was asked by my counterparts, and they don´t include some of the ideas that I have. We´ll see what will happen. Needless to say, I am going to be very busy and there will always be work to do. Once I am in Victoria I am not allowed to travel for 3 months, but after that I will be able to travel and take a little vacation if need be. Actually the first day that I am able to travel is my birthday, the 26th of December-how appropriate. :)

People have been asking me some of the things I might need, so, here is a little list:

-art supplies (crayons, paints, colored pencils, pastels, chalk, markers (for writing on posters),etc
-magazines that can let me know what´s going on in the States
-any letter that lets me know how are you doing
-pictures
-burned cd of some music i´m missing out on

I do want to say thank you to everyone who has emailed me, send me little letters of kindness, or called me... it has helped me very much. Thank you.