Guilty Blog. Sorry, Mom :)

When my mom sent an email to the outpost about my whereabouts, I figured I should write up a quick update tonight before the power goes out. I've been guilted into blogging. We only get a few hours of power a day, since it's fueled by a generator...so I'm typing fast.

I've been cooking a lot (we had 20 people eating at once), cleaning up the clubhouse, and today and yesterday morning I played in the dirt until my skin turned brown. You can call it natural organic tanning..that washed off when I jumped in the creek. I cleared out a huge weed patch below the clubhouse for Jacqelyn and hacked down a bamboo tree with a machete. Whew. Bring on the jungle? Justin, the kids' tutor from Canada, and I went on a hike today to clear off the path for guests.

What else...I'm going to Big Rock waterfall tomorrow morning with a couple of the backpackers staying here.

I was attacked by fire ants a couple days ago, and my ankles are swollen with bug bites, but I'm not burnt yet. It downpours every day and feels sooo good. I love everyone here. The family is fun and easy-going. I've held 6-month old Jack longer than I've held any baby ever...but surprisingly he's easy to amuse. He really likes drums, I found out. I guess he gets handed off to volunteers a lot.

 There's a lot of people coming and going. I can't wait to see the rest of the country. Mayan ruins and snorkeling is on the top of my list.

Buenas noches!