Under zambian skies

Hello everyone, i hope this post finds everyone well. To those of you back in school im sure you all are unfortunately getting into the swing of things! Our training class here in zambia recently learned that ex peace corps individuals cannot be on the show survivor. The show tends to think that people that have been "surviving" for two years in a third world country are not fit for a show entitled survivor! Our training continues to go smoothly for the nor part. Still lots of language classes and technical class take up most of my day. Its like an accelerated semester in school, except it is hands on learning and it is usually things i have little back ground knowledge in. Last week we dug an environmentally sustainable well for a local village. Earlier this week we learned how to council aids patients. We also learned about mosquito nets and how to promote their use in a village setting. Those are just a few of the sessions we have had over the past two weeks. As for the village life, i am becoming accustomed to it for the most part. I have become friends with the mice that i share a room with. They even think we are good enough friends that they can share my peanut butter. Apparently my idea of friendship was a little bit different. It is very relaxing to take a bath under the stars every night. A great way to settle down for the evening. Not to sound like a hippie, but when i return to the states i would like to carry over the tradition of star-bathing! Also i have my house lit at night by candlelight. Upon attempting to blow out the candles for bed, a candle fell onto my wall and nearly burnt my entire thatch house down. It turned out okay thankfully considering the closest fire department is hundreds of miles away! Thanks again for the thoughts. Hope everyone has a great day!