Pictures, Pictures, Pictures and 77 days left!

Thats right! Here are some more fun pictures for your enjoyment. With only 77 days left to go in our Peace Corps service we are taking a lot more pictures and trying to spend more time with people. We also recently attend our COS (close of service) conference where we got to reflect on our experiences here and Peace Corps tried to prepare us to re-enter American life aka get jobs and go to grad school. So we are writing up a lot of reports for Peace Corps, working on resumes and applications, and trying to get things sorted out to say adios. So enjoy some of our last pics from Nicaragua!

Bobby, the dog we share with our neighbors, is just so big now!
Working with two of my buddies from El Recreo.

Everyone loves to play in the dirt :)

Working in the garden at Las Parcelas!

Cleaning up in Las Parcelas!

Pictures

Scariest caterpillar ever!!!

With the kiddies.

More kiddies.

Parent's meeting, where we gathered money to buy a box
to protect dontated story books we received.

The church, one block from our house, that had its roof torn off by the tornado.

100 days to go....

My kids at El Recreo!
Alex the artist at work :)

Me, taking over the world!

Alex and his buddies celebrating teacher's day.

My teachers and me celebrating teachers day.

Yep, that's right! Only 100 more days until the end of our Peace Corps service! After a quick but busy trip back to the states we arrive back in Nicaragua on the tail of a tornado (which ripped plenty of roofs off of houses only a block from our house and caused one death) and ready to plow into our last three months. We will spend the bulk of our time...

-wrapping up our projects at our schools

-transplanting our trees

- planning our AIDS fair

-brushing up on our Spanish to take our exit exam

-writing a lot of reports

-applying to jobs (Alex) and grad schools (Kaitlyn)

-organizing our sports teams (soccer and volleyball)

- attending the wedding of a fellow volunteer to a Nicaraguan

- spending time with friends, Nicaraguan and volunteer

-saying goodbye

-taking pictures

-Getting ready for our backpacking adventure to South America!

Looking back, it is hard to believe that we have made it this far. The finish line is in sight, but we still have plenty to do and plenty to keep us busy until we depart. So wish us luck in these last three months and we look forward to seeing everyone at home again on Dec. 18th after our trip!