here we are still!

OYYY!
This is how Nicaraguans greet, yes sounds a bit rude or impolite but it just a quick you know one syllable word. I have actually grown quite fond of the term. At first I hated it because I thought what the heck can’t you just call me by my name!? But as days progressed I realized that its kinda funny how lazy someone can be I mean its gotten down to a simple “hello” being “Oy”.
Anyways life is good right now projects are under way as difficult and frustrating they may be. My youth group project in particular, there is a lot to do and not too much time I mean I only have 9 more weeks here at La Palmera. I can already tell that is going to be a sad day when I have to leave I don’t want to leave my family! I love my brothers and sisters and my parents are super super cool. Actually my dad is SO cool that he went to Managua yesterday with Ramirito and fixed my cell phone! No but aside from the materialistic things my family is just like my family in the states I mean my brother and sisters are super affectionate like myself and Yammy so I have no problem just jumping on in the pile of hugs they give each other. I love it!
I’m becoming more and more apart of my little pueblo parents are starting to recognize me and have small conversation with my and the kids are constantly stopping by house screaming out PROFE PROFE! So I can come out and play with them. My buddy Katie and I want to start and ultimate Frisbee team with some of the kids but they all seem uninterested and would just rather play soccer. So I say if you can beat them JOIN THEM I now go and play soccer with them everyday. It’s a pretty good work out because these kids at all with in the ages of 12 to 14 yrs old so they are all at the peak in speed haha meaning I sweat my butt off to catch of with them, but it’s a great time. Actually a lot of PCTs are becoming a part of soccer teams. I went to El Rosario and saw one of my friends play a real game with refs. He had it tough being the only blonde hair blue eyed male within a pool of Nicaraguans. He kicked ass though he ended up scoring 5 goals so no one complained about the gringo.
The other day we actually had a charla at a ranch in Jinotepe. At this ranch we went over the steps to starting a Vivero which is pretty much just planting trees and how to make the perfect Abono (compost) I actually learned 3 different ways of making abono. By the end of this week we are going to start ANOTHER group and I will have to select a location with the kids and plant some trees and show them how to maintain it and all that good stuff. It was pretty interesting so when we got down and dirty with planting it was fun we made a perfect combination of compost and soil in to little baggies and I put mahogany seeds in my baggie. So in a few years hopefully I will have a nice mahogany tree in my back yard.
Yesterday I went out with my family to visit Masaya, Catarina, and San Juan del Oriente. I saw the Mombacho volcano which was pretty cool I hope to get closer shots of that. I went to the Masaya market which was fun I bought two pairs of earrings and then saw one of the most beautiful towns EVER! You want to know why it’s so great? Because from the moment you step in to the village to the moment you step out its ceramics and pottery!!! I fell in love with one sculpture and since I couldn’t buy it I took many many pictures with it haha.
So that’s all for now just letting everyone know that things are DE ACCACHIMBA! (this word meaning great/excellent)
Te Quiero Mucho! ADIOS!