Today my morning started with an epic battle against a horde of ants. At least, from the ants' perspective it must have been on a Lord of the Rings scale. Now, don't get my wrong. Ants serve their purpose. They nicely carry away the remains of dead cockroaches and spiders and other misc inhabitants of my humble abode. But they last two mornings I opened the front door to let out my cat, only to find the floor by the door swarming with millions of ants. Apparently this particular colony decided to migrate with all their eggs into my house. So, today they experienced a flood, although no redemption was promised. An hour later, with a freshly bathed kitchen, perhaps only a hundred or so ants remain, scrambling to regroup, and I can rest with my coffee and wait for everything to dry. With any luck, they won't be here to greet me and my kitten tomorrow morning!

A new addition!

I GOT A KITTEN! As of yesterday (June 15) I am the proud owner of a 2 month old black kitten. For those of you who know me, that´s a big deal, and I´m very happy about it. :o) Here´s a couple pics that I took this morning. I brought her home last nite in a bag on a moto (welcome to my life...) and she wandered around the house crying and talking until I went to bed. She actually slept fine though! I´m really hoping she´ll turn into an excellent cockroach catcher. :o) I´m still looking for a name for her... suggestions are welcome. I´m trying to think of one that has to do with coffee, since that´s what I´m working with here. (So far I´ve got Mocha, Coffee, Bean, Coffee Bean... you get the idea.) Suggestions for food and care are also welcome! ;o)

"You know you're in the DR when..."

One of my fellow PCVs here in the DR wrote up a list of "you know whens..." that was right on. (Elena, sorry for the copying! But it's so true!) So, if you want to know what life in the DR is REALLY like, check out my friend's blog.