03/30/2006

Apparently a lot of people are asking my dad about me... so on his request, here's a catch-up email for everyone...

Nothing new is going on... I know what you're all thinking-- that's impossible... No, it's not... Rotary here doesn't let me do ANYTHING... so everyday is pretty much exactly the same as the last. I finally stopped waiting on my rotary club to find me a volunteer job ( i waited for 5 months) and found one myself... I'm now working with Sofie (exchanger from Denmark) from 8am to 11am tuesdays and thursdays at a "day care center" for poor families. There are two women that we work with... usually there are over 15 kids for the 4 of us... They are between the ages of 5 months and 20 months... They are truly a handful, but I really love the work. I am currently sick, a hazard of the job, but am getting better-- yesterday i slept for about 20 hours--no kidding. I am currently studying in cursinho which is the year between high school and college if you don't pass vestibular (special test for college-- much different than our SATs or ACTs)... There is a specific vestibular for every course of study at every college... Therefore, you must know what and where you want to study before you can even take it. Most kids don't pass the first year and end up in cursinho for a year or two. The kids are a lot more mature than the kids from the last story about school, so i'm enjoying class much more now. Also, there are around 150 students in the cursinho class, so it is much more laid back, and the teachers let me read books n stuff... so yeah, much better. Well, that's about it. Hope you all have a great Easter! I can't wait until Easter-- I gave up chocolate and ice cream for Lent!!

beijos,

Kate