BUCKET BATHS AT 6AM

So the journey has begun and are we busy or what! I start my day at 5:45am and get up and take a bucket bath with cold water every morning which either gets hte heart going or stops it completly...i havent found out which one. Either way it sure clears out all of the spiderwebs and gets you ready for the day. A school bus picks up the volunteers (we are scattered all around) in my town (Las cañadas) at 7:05. I start training at 7:30 Mon-Fri and go through 4:30 and arrive home at around 5pm. Its a long day to say the least but im enjoying every minute of it. I live in small house with no running water but it is starting to grow on me and im enjoying my time there more and more. We even have a turtle and a cute puppy named Duke. Zarabanda (the town the training center is in) is in the mountains and the weather is perfect. It has rained very hard numerous times and caused the power to go out but i enjoy the sound form the safety and comfort of my sleeping bag under my mosquito net. I have met some incredible people here so far and cant wait to get to know more Hondureños and get to know the 49 other volunteers in my group. There are around 14 (out of the 49) who are in the health program here and im sure i will get to know them very well. In my family there is a madre y padre and also 1 hopst sister (15) and two host brothers (10 and 20). I have the most beautiful verandha that use to be a church and then a restraunt but is now wide open and HUGGGGEEE. At the end of the very large verahnda the hill drops off into a valley and so I have the most incredible 180 degree view of the breathtaking Honduran mountain side. Its just lovely here. I live about a 30 min walk away from this very neat town called Valle de Angeles and here there are many restaraunts, internet cafes and even an America Coffee place that offers WiFi. Stay posted for updates and hopefully some pictures soon once i figure everything out. I miss you all and I cant wait to here how everyone is doing. My email is lindsdewing@gmail.com . Adios for now but I will post again in a week or so when I have time to make it into town. I hope ñife is well for everyone in the cold pacific northwest...im sending the good weather your way. Love you all and thanks for the great sendoff. With love and excitement for the journey ahead, Lindsay