settled in

So I finally have begun the peace corps stage ( think agoge) experience. I really have to say that this experience so far has been simply amazing. Two nights ago I moved in with my host family that i will be stayingwith for the next three months. I cant emphasize enough how much xenophilia they have shown me. They fed me and made sure I was well attended the whole time, plus they were also very engaging and it was easy for me to express myself en francais to them. This might have been in part because they were both teachers and used to dealing with neophytes. My host dad teaches french and english and loves german football. In fact, the first conversation i had with him spanned two hours and consisted of nothing but beer and football (soccer). I thought I could have had that conversation in the states just as easily har har. Anyway food was great but in my zeal to be an appreciative guest i ate way too much and made myself sick. The word for to vomit in french is vomitir by the way. but anyway i really do like it (did i mention my fellow trainies are awesome?) our host familly also has a cat which I nicknamed Ahab for the way he stalks the geckos that infest burkina faso. I have seen him wall jump time attempting to grab those bastards but alas they elude him. sorry for spelling on this one by the way keyboards still a prob