Finally Here and Able to Write!

I'm here! In Guyana and it is BEAUTIFUL and hot as a mother:) So far we have been very busy with training which is good because it's keeping me from being too homesick. We flew into Georgetown on Sunday morning and were staying at a resort up until yesterday. Then we took a bus and a boat to get up to the Esquibo Coast (North West of Georgetown)where we met our host families. My family consists of Gwendalyn, Wanda and Rashanda. A mother and two daughters, one 22 and one 15. They live about 15 minutes away from our training sight in Queenstown. It is great to be here and experience some real Guyanese culture from a local family. Last night they taught me how to make roti, a flakey tortilla that they use to eat curries such... no untensils for me, just roti! There are goats, cows, horses and dogs wandering around the streets and keeping me up until the wee hours of the morning. As well as "cock-crows" with their morning wake up calls. So far, the mosquitos haven't been too bad and I haven't ecountered bed bugs or spiders of any sort (whew!). Being with my host family last night made me miss home quite a bit. But I'm staying positive and focusing on getting through one day at a time. Any e-mails with words of encouragement and support would be greatly appreciated during my "downs" of the emotional roller coaster ride I'm on. I miss you all so much and will keep you updated as regularly as possible:) Tell the US I say hello and have a slice o' pizza for dear old Annie.