16- 28th May
I spent the day in the foothills of the mountains with a large group of the teachers today. It was the yearly staff outing, so was nice to be invited, and Steven, one of two Peace Corps in the nearest city made the trip out as well.
It was great to be up in the hills, and there will be some lovely hiking up there, if I am ever allowed on my own. The school director, and even the other teachers are so protective, it is becoming tedious and restrictive. Steven and I weren’t allowed to go hiking by ourselves, requiring a chaperone to go up the nearest peak, 20minutes away. A combination of Peace Corps telling them to look after us, and the natural treatment of guests have joined forces to be very restricting. Steven’s counterpart called him four times during the day to check if he was ok up in the hills. Soon there will be open rebellion!
Anyway, I digress. The mountains ARE very nice here, and there is still snow on the tops of a few, so I am working on getting hold of maps to see if a multi-day hike is possible, although apart from the shepherds trails in the foot-hills, I doubt there is much in the way of trails. The locals don’t seem big fans of hiking, which is a big shame.
I was also able to watch the Champions League final last night, at one of my student’s homes. It didn’t start till 12.30, so was a rather late night, but was such an exciting game that I am glad I stayed up for it. The electricity is back on with regularity now, so such things are possible.
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