Keepin on

Hey folks! We are now a few weeks into training. I have my site placement interview tomorrow, and in a few weeks Nic and I find out where our permanent site will be. I'm getting more adjusted to life in my host family, which is definitely a good thing. I have been a bit sick lately, but have had some antibiotics and now am feeling much better. As a consequence of being sick, I was served hot milk based meals which were simple but delicious. I'm getting mad hankerings for coffee, so whenever I get the chance to go to a store, I might actually pick up some coffee. At lunch, the volunteers rotate visiting one another's host families for meals, and we have gotten to taste a variety of foods and seen a variety of homes because of this. On the walk to a fellow volunteer's home, there are geese that will hiss at you. It's kind of funny.
All in all, things are well, although my language is not progressing as quickly as I wish it were. I have been relaxing the past few days which both helps and hinders m language skills. It helps because I am more comfortable and relaxed when I go the class the next day, but hinders because I spend more time reading/writing in English.
The mountains that surround my village are stunning. Every day when I can wake up and actually see them, I am amazed at how beautiful they are.
Yesterday, I had my first active practicum. I got to teach a grand total of five students. We as volunteers were told what to teach, but had some flexibility in presentation and formatting of information. I look forward to next week, as hopefully I will have a full classroom. I will be team teaching animals and the present progressive tense with a Kyrgyz volunteer and a Peace Corps trainee. Should be great. The actual in-classroom time that volunteers get to have during training is in my view extremely helpful. It seems like we will in theory be teaching an English lesson every week with variable topics and in variable situations, i.e., with or without a trainee partner, in large/small classes, etc. I can't wait to get my own classroom and meet my own counterpart.
That's it for now. Maybe one day I will get some photos for ya'll. I just never know when I will actually have the internet...I mailed a few letters today, so watch your mailboxes if you have given me your address.