Got Money?

Hello and welcome back to Amy's life in the Peace Corps. I have to say, my life is 95% better now that I have changed houses. I have been in the new one for 4 days now and really like the independence and privacy I have gained. It's really nice being able to prepare your own lunch whenever you feel like it and be able to walk around in your underwear because it is so damn hot and no one is home. OK, ok, I didn't really do that second one yet but it sure is tempting.

I've startled buckling down on the work because I've realized I have a lot of it. Teaching environmental classes, working to clean up the orphanage, teaching the orphans the basics like colors and numbers, working with the preschool class at the school in my barrio, being part of the community association and attending their meetings, writing a 20 page community analysis report in Spanish, and planning for the future. I want to start a baseball team, boy scouts and girl scouts, and run a week long camp for kids in July. In the more immediate future, Peace Corps Volunteers here in Costa Rica are putting together a 4 day Girls Conference in May where all PCCR volunteers with come together and bring at-risk girls from their barrio to the conference. The conference is looking for a lot of donations so if you've got a little money lying around or know someone who does, check out the following website on how you can contribute to a good cause. I'll let you know how the conference goes in May.

Go ahead, check out the website.

http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=resources.donors.projdetail&projdesc=515-115&region=latinamerica