Package #2 and #3

Package number 2 and 3 arrived!  Thank you Amy, mom and dad!  I can’t express the joy I had when I saw the Peace Corps SUV pull up and packages were in the back.  I was walking home with my backpack, second bag, and two packages, when all of a sudden, I saw my brothers running toward me.  They took my packages, bags, and we all ran home together.  I’m really going to miss them when I finally leave for site.  But immediately, I went to my room and opened the boxes.  I started with my parent’s box, where I saw chips ahoy cookies and immediately opened the package and began eating!  Then I saw the Boston sports shirts my parents and I decided would be a good gift for each of my brothers.  I can’t wait to give them to them and see their expressions.  Then I saw the oven mitts and can opener that I am giving to my host mom.  Currently she uses pieces of paper or a plastic bag to pick up the super hot pots.  I think she will really like it!  I almost gave them to them all last night, but then decided I should wait. 

I have to confess, I then ate some of the animal crackers and opened the next box.  Amy had sent a book I have been dying to read, Luna bars, trail mix, which I had to use all my self-restraint not to eat, and some fun letters to read.  Toilet paper, crystal light packages and many more goodies, THANK YOU! I then took the loofa my mom and dad sent me, opened a new package of Irish Spring soap and enjoyed my bucket bath, feeling so clean!  Then I went out to socialize with my family.  The rain has really started to become quite consistent.  It has rained straight now for two days.  Later I went back into my room, opened another mini-package of chips Ahoy cookies, and as I was finishing my second cookie, I heard a knock on my door.  It was my brother asking for math help.  So I went out to help him, but it was taking him so long, and he was clearly waiting for me to do all the work, so I excused myself and finished enjoying my two other cookies in my room.   How selfish!  But quite nice!  Thank you so much again.  I really really appreciate it!  Made my day!

Also, Quite a scary experience occurred today, I was sitting at the Peace Corp center when I heard this crazy death cry.  So we saw the guards run to the gate and then the other instructors start running as well.  So I went to the gate and looked out and saw a women hysterically crying and a crowd of people.  Neighbors and really anyone that was close just surrounding the yard.  I asked what was going on, and a boy had fallen in the well.  He was playing on the top of the well and the cover broke and he fell down into the water.  Someone had to jump in and get him, thankfully its rainy season so the water level was high, but he was barely breathing, and the family was just completely emotional.  Rightfully so.  Next thing I saw was a man holding the little boy; the boy was probably 2 or 3 years olds.  His body looked limp, but a car showed up and he was brought to the hospital.  We found of later in the day that he survived.  But how horrible!  The other horrible thing was that as everyone was surrounding the boy, the well was still uncovered and easy for the same accident to have occurred again.  Sorry for all the updates,  I just figured pretty soon I wont be able to post as much, so enjoy!