A Quick Update

So, my very elderly computer kicked the bucket a little under two weeks ago. I lost my movie theater, picture editor and ability to pre-type blog posts. As a result, my posts may be a bit slighter and farther between until the computerlessness is resolved, but here´s a quick update on what´s up in la vida ecuatoriana:

My first two batches of personal compost are complete and a small but sturdy crop of green beans, tomatoes and a kidney bean plant that survived composting are coming along well. I´ll be transplanting a few of the tomatoes to the closest school garden tomorrow.

The school garden´s compost pile has been destroyed twice by rummaging chickens, forcing me to move it inside the garden walls. This is fine, except that now the land under the compost is no longer available for growing things.

I´ve started a World Wise Schools exchange with the Spanish teacher at my alma mater. Please feel sorry for the third year Spanish students of THS who are subjected to my atrocious attempt at writing in Spanish.

I´ve caught something that feels flu-ish, but as I´ve been vaccinated against everything under the sun, it must be a cold. My Peace Corps-issued mini-pharmacy is getting me through, and I´m pretty sure I´m on the mend already.

Next week I head up to Quito for a weeklong training/reconnect seminar with my omnibus. I´m looking forward to catching up with my fellow 7-months-in-Ecuadorers and getting some help on project planning.

I ordered a Kindle and am having it shipped via the Peace Corps Express, meaning it and it´s cell-phone network enabled internet connection should arrive next week when Liz gets back from wedding attending in los Estados Unidos. I´m pretty psyched by the prospect of internet on demand.

That´s all for now, but I´ll try to get some photos up somehow for the next post. Que les vaya bien!