new post from Ariana, that great Woman of the World, during her adventures in Ecuadar with the Peace Corps:

I hope you are all doing well =) I am now officially a volunteer and am living at my site...

I put some new photos on my blog of our swearing-in ceremony last week...

I am now in that awkward period of trying to get settled in, get to know the people in the communities where I am going to work, learn Spanish, and figure out what projects I should work on and what exactly I should be doing with my time. I will probably be coming into Santo Domingo a lot in the next 2 weeks to buy all the things I need to furnish my apartment, so expect more prompt email responses from me! Oh, and I have been trying to arrange phone chats with some people, but now that I am spending all my evenings alone, at least for right now (except for maybe some weekend nights when I am hanging out with other volunteers), you can call me whenever, any time after 7pm est... I will use my alone time to learn Spanish, read books, and write letters =)

Let me know what´s new with you!

Love,
Ariana