Day Two

I have been in this beautiful country for two full days already, and every moment has been a new adventure. The other American teachers are all super nice and we all get along very well, so that has been so great! We went to the hot springs last night, which were about a 10 minute drive outside of Gracias. There were three pools, a "cold" pool, warm pool, and a hot pool. The water felt so good and relaxing! After we got back to the hotel we noticed all the power was off, so no one could shower or really brush their teeth (yeah kinda gross). This apparently happens a lot here so it's all part of the adventure. I remember last summer in June when I went on a trip to Liverpool through Hope and the morning of our first day in the schools the water did not work either, so no one could shower. One of my good friends Sarah turned on the faucet that morning and never turned it off....sooo when the water finally came back, she flooded her room...and the room below her...and the room below that (HAHA)...anyway this situation we had last night reminded me of that hilarious story...so Sarah I hope you're reading this :)

Today was the first official day of orientation. We headed to the school in Gracias ( I am working in La Union). Let me tell you, the view from that school was absolutely beautiful. It's located in the mountains, so you can probably imagine how beautiful it is! For orientation, we learned so much about the school and the core values that hold..it has made me more excited about the first day of school (a week and a half!).

After orientation we went shopping around the town of Gracias...so here is the embarrassing story of today.A bunch of us ended up in a shoe store. I saw these really cute pair of boots on the top shelf (already a bad idea). So I reached up and grabbed them to look at them more, which caused the boot next to it to fall...which caused all the shoes below it to fall...which then lead to a domino effect of shoes falling to the ground as I am saying "Lo Siento..Lo Siento..Lo Siento" (I'm sorry) to the store keeper as the people I was with, laughed hysterically as I am surrounded in a pile of shoes. I'm sure all the people who know me from back home are saying typical Taylor right there..yup, that's about it.

I still can't believe I'm here doing this, but all during the orientation this morning I couldn't help but think this is exactly where I am supposed to be right now. One of my best friends from college would always put a #blessed at the end of almost every tweet and instagram post, so as a shout out to Gem...all I have left to say is #blessed...by this country, the people, and the friends I have made already.

Have to go now...we're getting Pizza for dinner!