More drama occured over this past two weeks...the police came. And I was unlucky enough to be visiting the house they went to. I was visiting this little girl, Dulce, and they came searching for her brother and some of his friends with their big shot guns and pistols. Of course, her mother wasn't there nor was the brother and I was the oldest one. So I just kept telling them "I don't live here and I don't know where he is!" They ended up arresting about 4 people. For robbery, drug dealing and one for murder. Made me feel really safe finding that out. Apparently this guy (not the brother of Dulce) was robbing someone in Villa Mella-nearest big city to me-when something went wrong and someone died. Someone who was related to a police officer. So off he went (the murderer) to the campo-Buenos Aires- to his grandmother's house with the police chasing after him. They got him, which is good for me but bad for him. Cause apparently when the police are pissed here...nobody thinks he will make it a very long time in prison.

What else has happened~I have finally motivated this group of about 5 kids to work for the enviornment. We went collecting trash along the river this past Thursday (and then burned it, but I am thinking one battle at a time:) And of course we had to collect Chinola along the way to make juice, and then it was really hot so we had to jump in. Really I think we all had a great time, and I am hoping they will go with me again this Thursday.

I have also been doing a lot of visiting of the families. Yesterday I visited the Haitian. It was interesting because he will intermix Kreyole and French with his spanish. So basically he talks for awhile and I say si, and then I talk for awhile and then he tells me si. But really I dont think either one of us understands the other. I cant even get the hang of his name, but hey we had a good time. We ate some sugar cane, then he gave me some mangos to eat and he picked me some fruit bread to boil. Don't really know what this fruit bread is, but I am always up for trying new things...as long as it doesnt look to scary and this looks relatively harmless.

Oh, and of course, the really good news is that the concrete floor was poured for my house! Now it only needs paint (pink of course...and I didn't even pick the color) two doors, and electricity. And ya~ all ready to move in! I am thinking right now that it looks like the begining of August. Very exciting!