Finally!

Hi All!
I finally can get the internet to accept the idea of blogspot.com, and so I'm able to write for five minutes. On my laptop I had something all written up and pictures, but I can't get wireless at the moment, so this will have to be brief. So far things are going well - the flight was smooth, our leaders and the group are all very nice. We have spent this week being oriented - having lectures/discussions of the culture and what to expect from our families, learning about the program and going on field trips. Unfortunately, I missed the latter because I was the first to succumb to the food and climate and got pretty sick. Today I think my appetite is finally completely back to normal, and fortunately my host family was very understanding.
Speaking of my family, we (another American, Vanessa) and I live with an older retired woman and a few of her grandchildren. Three of them live with her, but there are five who are usually there and eat with us a lot. She is catholic and very protective and nice. We seem to watch a lot of dubbed soap operas. Hopefully I'll be able to write more over the weekend, but for now, all the best!