Saturday, October 27, 2012

Um mes logo (One month later)

This month has been crazy.  I did not expect the level of difficulty one encounters when they can´t speak the local language.  I´ve had many encounters where I just smile, nod my head, and digo como when I can´t understand the question they ask.  The first couple of nights with the host family were painful, and I was ashamed at my inability to communicate with them.  I stayed up one night and wrote them a letter explaining that I was sorry and that I would practice much to become better.  I feel I´ve learned much since.

The people of Namaacha are pretty cool and are always helpful.  When comparing this place to home, I would say that the people are the same, but the culture is different.  The countryside is nothing like what I´ve seen in the States, and Maputo is a completely different world in itself.  The traffic along with all of the pedestrians was overwhelming when I first got into Maputo.  I go on site visit next week, which means I will live with a working volunteer somewhere in Moz, and I´m excited to see another part of the country.

That´s all for now.

Tem um bom dia,
dylan

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