Last weekend, I went to the campo to visit my friend who lives there.  

We took a bus, then a car, then a motoconcho (a motorcycle for hire) to get to the village where my friend lives.  I forgot to take pictures, but thankfully, I stole some that my boyfriend took.

My friend's family also has a motorcycle, this is her taking me and my boyfriend to the beach!

The view from my window in my new apartment.  This is the foot bridge right in front of campus.  

I leave my door and it takes me just 5 minutes to walk to the classroom where I teach.

It couldn't be an easier commute.

There's a man who sells cold water right there on the sidewalk in this picture.  

He whistles to get drivers' attention while they're stopped at the light.  

Every morning I wake up to his whistles, which sound like he's calling for his dog.

Hanging out at my boyfriend's workshop.  I was looking around for something to paint on, so he gave me an old canvas so I* made this!  It's a scene** from a road trip I took with a friend this summer from Boise, ID to Bend, OR.

*He did the clouds.
**Yes, I painted it a little more green than western Oregon actually is :)

Back to school!  Conveniently, this semester I have all my classes in this building, which is great news because every classroom has speakers already installed (I don't have to worry about setting them up.)