happy almost thanksgiving

Happy almost thanksgiving everyone!!!!! i am kind of sad not being at home for thanksgiving, but with everyday comes a new adventure here. myself and 4 other volunteers are taking the overnight boat to bohol, an island in the east. we are meeting 20 other volunteers here in the visaya's at a resort called "nuts huts". its a nipa hutt cabin resort in the mountains of bohol. we have 3 turkey's and everyone is bringing a dish or something that is thanksgiving-like. so hopefully it will be a good time, filled with eating and hanging out with friends. this has been an extremely busy week. i have been trying to finish up my house -- it should be finished by the end of the week. cross your fingers for me. because i am going to be gone for a week, i had to leave money for the workers with sheila, my language teacher, buy the rest of the materials, and pack up my room. i should get off the boat at 7am monday morning here in iloilo, and go straight to my house and move!!!!!! yay. the graduation of my bartending class was last night. i couldn't have been more proud of my students. they were just bartending their little asses off. we had the final exam, where we set up a bar and had tables. we decorated it like a little bistro, for a while i really forgot where i was. all of the barangay officals attended, as well as some of my peace corp friends, and local townsfolk. i mean who wouldn't come for free drinks and service. it started at 7:00 and ended when all of the liquor was gone -- whew, what a stressful night. my students were so excited, they will get certificates of completion of the course -- which hopefully means they will have an advantage when applying for jobs in the city. wish them all luck -- they are really good kids. so now i am off to bohol -- i hope everyone has a great thanksgiving. i will have pictures of my nipa hutt next week and hopefully some fun ones of thanksgiving and the bartending final. love you all and happy turkey day!!!!!!!