When you've got pain in your belly, And you make some liquid smelly...

Yesterday was my first time calling the doctor. Don't worry. Nothing I have to be hospitalized for. Everything is better now. It just throws off my day having to sit around and do nothing. Some days I feel like the language is coming along then others are the complete opposite. The people I surround myself around make the days a Hell of a lot easier. 2 weeks down! Only 9 more (of PST) to go! If I ever remember to bring my camera, I'll upload pictures.
Classes are going well. It is interesting to work with teachers who learned English under a way different from how we are expected to teach this generation of kids. Many of the teachers have never met a native speaker so the kids definitely get a different perspective. I really enjoy teaching and am always looking forward to a new lesson. I do my first lesson planning with the other trainees (in Ruispiri) and an English teacher tonight. If I could write in this everyday, I could probably have more to say. But I don't.
Goodbye.

Alive

Just dropping a note to let you all know I am alive. I have been taking picture but I do not have time to post them now (sorry, Liz). All is well. My host family ran into unforeseen circumstances so I will be moving into a new one today. No worries, it happens. The language is slowly (and not always surely) coming along. My old host family is great and I expect the same will happen with my new one. PST is still really intense (as all of us PCTs[Peace Corps Trainees] will agree). I get overwhelmed from time to time but I'm surviving. Met a lot of great people (American and Georgian). The food is great. I live near mountains and surrounded by farm animals. Already had many awkward moments where nothing but hand signals and a few Georgian words were used to get my ideas across. Hopefully it won't have to stay like that.

I only get one day off so don't expect much from me unless it is on Sundays. And even then, everything is iffy. Only 10 more weeks to go before I become a REAL volunteer (hopefully).

Landed!!!

After a 2+ hour bus ride from Philadelphia to JFK, 10-hour flight to Istanbul, a 2-hour flight to Tbilisi, and countless hours in airports; I am now an hour or so outside the capitol, Tbilisi. We are staying in a former-Soviet compound...or so Tengo tells us. Don't worry. It's not as shady as it sounds. The living conditions will only go down from here.

The food is good. The people (staff and trainees[aka future volunteers]) are really nice. I had my first language session today. One word describes it all: intense. My training will consist of 5 4-hour sessions. I'm in way over my head.

I'll keep you all updated!