While the orientation retreat was a blast, we were all more than ready to finally move into our new home. My community consists of me and six other girls- Mary (who’s my immediate roommate), Amber (who studied abroad with me in El Salvador), Robin, Emily, Katie, and Vicky. Luckily we all get along very well, which is key since personal space is limited in our house. The house is much nicer than I ever imagined. It’s a well-kept, three-bedroom, two-bathroom, single story home from the 1920s. We have a little backyard and a front porch with a swing. Our neighborhood is very Hispanic, so we’re not lacking taquerias, panderias, or pupusarias.
When we arrived, all of our agency supervisors had gathered at our house and threw us a welcome party with lots of food (which thankfully fed us for the whole week). After all the supervisors left, we began to unpack and clean the house. With years of volunteers before us, the closets were filled with tons of junk, some of which was quite “interesting” to put it nicely. Shortly after moving in, it began to rain, which led to the discovery of a leaky roof over my bed, and a phone call to the landlord who stopped by and fixed the roof. Other than the leak, the house is in pretty good condition and there are no roaches in the house (yet).
Paz,
Stephanie
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