where i live (not a post of comedy)

This post is less about the comedy and more about where I am actually living. http://www.mindocloudforest.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1&Itemid=31 I live on the second floor of the cabaña in the photo found in this link. I have a bug net with many holes in it. I have sewed one up so far. I thought i would never use up that pink thread...who knew?

The guy with the binoculares is the caretaker. His name is Luis, he is 29 and super cool. He has a wife, Hermania, and a son, Daniel. Such a lovely family. Hermania cooks all the meals which are mostly vegetarian. Which I am so stoked about, except I could probably do with less carbs. I am wondering if I will always be mega stoked on yucca, rice, potatoes, and corn. Luis is awesome. Very animated and talkative. Hermania is super lovely, such a sweet heart. Daniel....he is 5. How can a 5 year old not be wicked? come on!

Anyways, it is pretty cool. This is my first placement: I work in a small community called Milpe which pretty much no one has heard of...but it is close to a town that some people have heard of. :) It is a bird sanctuary and I can bird watch anytime I want. I can go for a hike pretty much any day. It is pretty lovely. I ate fresh strawberries today. Soo delicious. There are also banana (or banano as they are called here) trees and coffee trees. Mega chevere (cool). I fall asleep to the sounds of owls and insects, and the occasional moth which zaps itself on a light. I wake up to either the sun, song birds, or a hummingbird which flies ferociously into my window. Once I heard a big ´thunk´on the window followed by a splat...i hope the hummingbird was okay. Sometimes they like to flutter really close to my head when I am reading. It is quite an art to stand still near the heavy flutter and sharp beak of a hummingbird.

There is also a French volunteer, who i have yet to meet; and a german girl who is working at the school nearby who may move in soon. They will be my new friens. other than that, there are a lot of birders who come in and out. All is good. Love

next post...insects!!