The stars at night are bigger and brighter here than in Texas

I feel like I owe you guys an update.

My boss is taking my laptop to his office in Tegus this weekend to try and download a spreadsheet application called Gnumeric for me so I can process topographic data with the big kids. So I cant really give you a home-written blog of epic proportions.

I CAN tell you that my family here is pretty cool, and far less experienced hosting PC trainees, so they´re way more curious about me and my habits. Not a bad thing. Food still rocks.

They have a 1.5 yr old little girl, and she just might be the cutest thing ever. Just starting to talk. Can learn a new word every couple days. Can shuffle along at a good pace, and feed herself.

Theres a son and daughter at around 10 or 12 yrs old, and an 18 yr old son. I´ve met a fair amount of the 18 yr old´s friends. I´m supposed to give one some English tutorials sometime.

So yeah, new routine is Spanish from 730 to lunch, then WatSan tech training with surveying and data processing spreadsheets in the afternoon. More or less. I´ve learned how to use a theodolite and a total station this week. Those are the surveying doodads you typically see on tripods used by road construction crews. More or less.

Ive spent far too much time on AIM these last couple days, says my wallet. However, I say I haven´t spent enough time. Life is full of conflict.

What else can I say real quick? Um...definitely feeling some tug back to the US thanks to some chick, but other than that I´m glad I´m here and look forward to not being in school again anymore. A black cat lives in my house. Its name is Negro, because it´s fur is black.

Gonna send this before the internet cafe decides to be only a cafe again.