Life in Contanza has been great so far. As we've mentioned, the climate here is much cooler than Santo Domingo, so we're not drenched in sweat half way through our walk to training in the morning. Contanza is a beautiful community in the mountains of the Dominican Republic and is considered a Pueblo community. Pueblos are basically cities with fewer than a couple hundred thousand people. Constanza, from the word on the street, has about 90,000 people.
Monday through Friday we head to the training site with the other 23 trainees, to a local preschool (the kids have the 5 1/2 weeks off since we're using their school) and have our technical training. Technical training is in English from 8am to 12n. The preschool is about a three minute walk from our house, which is nice compared to the 30 minute walk and carro publico ride in Santo Domingo. Phoebes and I head home for a two hour lunch break from 12-2, which usually includes a huge lunch of rice, beans, chicken, and salad. Coffee follows lunch and of course, a nap!
We have three hours of Spanish classes from 2p to 5p, in Spanish of course. There are three peeps in my Spanish classes again, which makes for ample opportunity to speak and get our individual learning needs met. Phoebe is in class with a total of four students, which gives her some ample opportunity to practice as well! Our Spanish is coming along and we're getting better everyday.
We are excited to be here in Constanza for another three weeks of Community Based training. In the meantime, give us some love, comment please. It is our hope to make this blog an interactive opportunity. When you have a moment, let us know what you think, what questions you have, what information you'd like from us. This is our first time doing this so we're learning as we go. Join us and follow along on our ride. We appreciate your love and support, questions, open mindedness and interaction. We look forward to hearing from you soon!
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