August 21, 2010 - Queretaro, Mexico
It was an exciting and nervous day for our group, me included. Today we left the safety of the Castillo and went into Queretaro proper and toured the Peace Corps offices. Later we met our host families for the first time and went to our new homes as individuals, away from the support system of our group of 39.
My family is terrific. Marta, my new adopted mom, her two hijos (sons) Joel and Alvaro, and her sobrina (niece) Luce, live here.
Joel, Alvaro, and Luce speak fairly good English; however Marta only speaks Spanish. I do not want the use of English to impede my Spanish language uptake. They have been instructed by PC to use only Spanish when speaking with me, but it is hard for them (and me) to resist using English when I am not able to understand. I must try harder and insist they use Spanish only.
Luce has a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering. I am still learning about the rest of the family.
Tomorrow they will take me on a walking tour of the City, finally getting out and about in Mexico!
So begins a new chapter in my life....
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