...Hello Rio Grande

I had hoped to write this blog sooner, but I haven't internet the past couple of days. I've been here for over a week now, and I'm getting settled in.

I've gotten introduced to and somewhat oriented in my new home as well as the capital city a few hours away. The look here is different than anything I've seen. Two major pluses: it's a lot greener here than Tierra Seca and the buildings have much more color. They're covered in brown dust...but underneath you can still see that at least they were more colorful!

I moved in to my new apartment with the BEST view in town, overlooking a big river.

It's the month of fasting so it's hard to know what day to day life is actually like- it will all change in about two weeks. But it's been fun going out at night and watching the World Cup in local cafes and going to bed late. And sleeping in late since nothing really happens around here early in the morning.

The people are friendly and the local dialect of Arabic is not so different from what I was speaking before, so I'm able to have conversations with people more or less.

More to come as this new adventure gets underway!