updates from training

wow, after 3 weeks in this country, I'm finally getting internet. Its been a crazy few weeks, and we've been kept almost constantly occupied with Peace Corps training. I start training at 7:30 each the morning with french tutoring, go to technical and language classes until 5:15pm, then go home to a host family that only speaks french. Its been so exhausting, and in case this wasn't already known about West Africa, its been HOT. so hot, that I am now a morning person because early morning is the only time I can stand to be inside long enough to get ready for the day. In general though, the people of this country are incredibly hospitable and my host family thinks everything I do is great/ hilarious. So that's been a nice adjustment, though there are so many unpleasant adjustments that its not worth getting into. They can really be summed up with one image: pooping in a hole. Its a part of my life now. I'm just taking things one day at a time, including the before-mentioned, but by the looks of how slow my internet is and how hectic training is, I probably won't be posting another update on here until I get to my permanent site in December. It will be SO nice to have my own place and not have to walk past 5 family members every morning to shower. Until then, if anyone is in the mood to donate to a hungry Peace Corps volunteer, I have started having strangely realistic dreams about candy and chips, so I would greatly appreciate any edible care packages sent this way!