Last week, the primary reason why I didn't update is because KALANI CAME TO VISIT! Whoah, man. It was a wonderful Monday-Friday visit. We did all sorts of neat, tourist things such as kayaking in Lake Nicaragua, zip-lining at Volcano Mombacho, and frolicking in Managua. It was a perfect week for him to visit because things were sloooooooooow. No sick volunteers, no crises, no nothing, really. Just a tranquilo week.
He left on Friday, Independence Day, and I've been missing him since! It was so wonderful to get to see someone from home. Very refreshing! And it gave me a chance to feel out some of the touristy stuff that my mom and I can do when she comes in August!
Since Kalani left on Friday, things have been more or less normal. Midterm is this Saturday, July 12, and it should be fun (sort of). Our time this past weekend and this week has been mainly dedicated to planning for midterm. Like most of our activities, we will be having 2--one in Granada and one in Rivas. Cheka will go to the Rivas one, and I'll go to the Granada one. There will be some quick activities in the morning, and then the volunteers will have the afternoon to explore Granada/Rivas (aka eat pizza and call their parents). Midterm is always sort of stressful because the volunteers can be kind of, ahem, bratty ("The internet cafes are crowded... I want ice cream... My parents didn't answer my call..."). Plus you gotta make sure they're not buying booze to take back with them... We'll see! I'm pretty vigilant!
This week, after the sups left on route, has been very tranquilo. A couple sick ones to take to the doctor, but mostly just getting stuff together for midterm and preparing the midterm evaluations for the supervisors.
Midterm is this weekend, and then the rest of the project is going to fly by. After this week, the supervisors will have completed 4 out of 7 weeks on route. My mom will be here a month from Sunday!
An interesting tidbit: The AMIGOS video crew is coming to our project at the very end to film footage for a new recruiting video. That's right. They're gonna film our tearful goodbyes. Look forward to my presence in the new recruiting video as a professional and earnest APD taking part in a largely staged staff meeting!
I miss everyone! <3>
