April 23 Lucy and I were sworn in as volunteers at the Ambassador's residence last week. It was an uplifted atmosphere with everyone dressed up. There were some terrific speeches and one of the volunteers even composed a song for the occasion. Lucy had to wear sunglasses because her eye was very red from a broken capillary. I wore them too in solidarity. The view from the residence was astounding with a valley leading out to Volcan Cayambe. This was the first day in weeks that the sun was shining and it wasn't raining. After we swore allegiance to our country and to the values Peace Corps stands for, we were lucky enough to receive a tour of the Ambassador's residence from the Ambassador's husband. Lucy and I and a couple of other volunteers are meeting with the ambassador near our site in a few weeks. The ambassador is retiring soon and is being replaced by another woman. There's a photo here of me with our beautiful language teachers.....Cisa, Teresa, Carmen, Alexandra, and Silvana. Chevere!
Presently we're studying Kichwa with Jose who you will see in later photos. Lucy's eye is looking better so we are going out to our site to live at the end of this week. We are feeling both anxiousness and anticipation for our life in San Bernardo/Sasapud. It will be a challenge to live there we know, but we also know the people are resilient and generous. We'll keep you updated.
kaya kama,
Craig
1 comment:
Hello Craig and Lucy,
Got your address from library, from Lynn. Fun to keep in touch this way. I love the pictures they are beautiful. Barb Helped me find you. Good Luck.
Greetings from cold Wisconsin,
Ruby Bartz
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