Thanks

Thanks to everyone who has donated so far to my project. Even a little bit goes a long way. I'm getting closer and closer to securing more funds so that I will be able to finally start the aqueduct. Once work has started I will be sure to update and have picture on how all the work is going. Without a computer updates might be more infrequent, but I will try my best.

All These Hurricanes

So right now we're coming into what is the most active part of hurricane season, and man is it really showing. We already had Fay and Gustav pass by us. Where I live it wasn't that bad, just some rain and wind. As I mentioned in the last post, Hanna is throwing some rain and wind our way right now, and I'm stuck in the capital for it. She's supposed to be moving out of our way pretty soon, but man is she huge, her outer bands stretch out super far. If you look at the satellite photos she's like twice the size of Gustav.

After that Ike and Josephine may be coming my way. Wish me luck!

A Lot Has Happened

So a lot has happened in the past month that I have not blogged.

And the reason I have not blogged is....duh duh duh...I was robbed and my computer was stolen.

So now I am not able to pre-write my blog posts and post them when I'm online, and I feel like anytime I'm online I'm really rushed and I never have time to actually sit and write anything. So if you thought my grammar was bad before, just wait for what's ahead, because I'm writing all this on the fly.

I basically hit a low point after the robbery. I'm fine, I didn't get beat up or hurt in any way, but my computer was stolen. I also lost a cell phone a few pesos in the ordeal, but I have realized that my life is more important than the computer.

Ok...so I have to leave. This post will be continued...

Everything is fine now though and life is sweet, so don't be worried about me in the meantime.

So I'm back. I've gotten "standfasted" in the capital because of all the storms that are here and coming this way. It's kind of ironic because I'm never in the capital, but I was asked to come to give a presentation to the new training group who came in, and now I'm stuck here for a few days. Standfasted basically means I can't travel. So, this means I have to stay in the capital until Peace Corps says we can leave, even though I only brought enough clothes for one day. I really dislike the capital, but I guess I have to make myself enjoy it.

Anyways, back to the robbery. Basically I got in a car to go to the city, and after I was in it for a few seconds they started grabbing at my bags telling me it was to make me more comfortable. I demanded that they let me out, so they stopped the car on the highway where no one was at, and grabbed my computer bag from around my neck and I tried to get it back, but they threatened me with a gun so I let them just take it. I didn't actually see a gun and I really don't think they had one, otherwise they would have gotten everything else on me, but when I had to make that split second decision it wasn't worth risking it. So in the few minutes I was in the car they managed to get my glasses (which were in the front pouch of my backpack), my cell phone, 250 pesos (which is only like $7), and worst of all, my computer. Luckily they didn't manage to steal my other backpack which had my wallet with credit cards and stuff, $100 US cash, and my USB drive will all my stuff backed up, like my design for the aqueduct and everything. So all in all it was good that I didn't get hurt or anything, and now my load is just a little lighter when I travel around.

So yeah, I'm all safe now, but if anyone one wants to donate an old laptop to me I probably wouldn't refuse.