Citizen at last

So this is what my new home looks like. There are about 5,000 people, with one main road and barrios that branch off. It's nestled in the hills of the Cordillera Oriental, the northeastern mountain range in the province of El Seibo. They say it's pretty dry, but it looks green and lush to me, so I guess it's dry for Caribbean standards. There is some agriculture, but mostly for food and living purposes. People raise cattle, pigs, chickens (lots and lots of chickens...they are everywhere). Goats, horses, donkeys abound as well. We have 4 churches I think, one school, and various other businesses.

Here you can see one of the rivers, the baseball field (called a "play"), my house and grandmother named Domingita, the school, the center where I'll work (CTC, Centro Tecnologico Comunitario), the main drag, and the hills in the background.

I'm excited to explore the many trails, caves and the waterfall. And to enjoy the local fresh fruit--mangos, pineapple, oranges, lemons, chinola, just to start. Anyone ready to visit me?

This is photo of the cloud of kids that went for a "run" with me...they absolutely love having their pictures taken, and of course we mostly ate mangos!