Wow! It has been quite a week. First off, my host mom has been quite unhappy with me all week because Im not eating anything (as she would have you believe). Truth of the matter is that because I was eating pratically nothing while I was sick my stomach shrank and I cant eat much. I truly am eating until Im full, but its not enough for her. Every meal she tells me I need to eat more and that I didnt eat anything. We had a conversation about me eating bread when I have my own house and when I told her I would only eat a half of loaf a day she was astonished. And then I told her I probably wouldnt make tagine... I think its all too much for her to handel. She cant possible imagine what Im going to eat if its not bread or tagine. Im sure she thinks that Im going to starve when I move out. 
This pic is one of the many bridges around the falls, yes I cross them and havent fallen in yet! Big news of the day... I got packages from america!!! Thank you mom, clarissa, and staff pro! I love them. Its like christmas, or I guess more accurately a birthday party. Seriously, amazing to get treats from home, and it really livens up my day. I also made my second major purchase for my house, 2 ponj stands from souk. I guess I should explain a bit, a ponj is the couch equivalent here in Morocco. It is a cushin about 6 feet long. I bought the stands so that I will be higher off the ground and a little more comfortable. It will also keep the ponjs more clean and easier to clean under. The taxi driver told me I paid too much but I wasnt in the mood to bargin and still paid less than new ones in town would cost. Tomorrow Im going to order my bed frame and hopefully everything will be ready to move in a few weeks when my house is done. Since transport to my village is so difficult I have to have anything too large to carry ready on the same day.
The ceiling in my current room...I found a live scorpion in my room this week while I was cleaning... I guess this is something Im going to have to adjust to but it still makes me uneasy. Im also wondering about my lizard roommate. I was having a hard time sleeping one night and heard 2 large things fall from the ceiling. I assumed it was dirt but when I checked in the morning there was nothing and I have had much less dirt falling in general since that night. Im a little concerned for my buddy and more concerened about what made him move out...
And the ceiling in my new house...Most of my week was spent preparing for an upcoming festival that Im going to be participating in and had a few successful days. Its pretty amazing what I consider a productive day here, things just happen differently. It has been a great learning experience and I cant wait to see what next week brings. Ill be sure to take lots of pictures to post. I havent been taking many lately but Ill try hard next week. It should be fun. I hiked to town 4 days this week but am still exaused when I get there. I really need to get in shape, my brother passed me the other day running up the last hardest hill!
This pic is the front door of my house. You can see the pit for the bathroom in the center and the pipe will run from the bathroom just to the left of the door to the pit. After a few more days of waiting work finally got going on my house again. I realized we were waiting for supplies to build the bathroom to be delivered and work got going the next day. They installed the windows and started installing the bathroom. They also installed the front door but found out that the keys they had didnt work. When I left this morning there was no way to get in my house because the door was closed and the windows installed. Humm... Im sure theyll figure it out. When they finish the bathroom they will still need to do the cement and plaster, interior doors, and electricity. Hopefully it will be ready to be checked by peace corps for saftey and Ill be able to move in near the begining of the month. Nshalla (a very common phrase meaning God willing). I spent one entire afternoon thinking about what Ill eat when I have my house. Its the simple things really. Cereal, fruit, raw veggies, a sandwich, and maybe some pasta or stir fry...On that note, enjoy all you delicious food and amazing selections and think of me. What I would give for a nice summer bbq! Burgers, brats, potato salad, corn on the cob, ribs!!! Oh geeze... Ok guess thats all for now. I might not be posting next week because of the festival. Wish me luck and Ill be posting again soon.
