Life after month number one!

I've been in Cape Verde for a month now!  Sometimes it feels like I've been here for an eternity and other times I feel like the time has flown by.  I'm starting to feel comfortable in my temporary home, and have been trying to adapt to my host family's lifestyle.  Every morning I get up around 6:15, heat water up for my bucket bath, eat a large breakfast that my host mom prepares for me, and then head off to school.  Learning 2 languages at one time is quite the challenge, but I'm trying!  Kriolu is the language spoken by the people here, but the official language is Portuguese.  Since I am an education volunteer I am required to study both, because Portuguese is used in the schools.  I found out that I will be placed on the island of Fogo for the next two years starting at the end of September!  It's one of the southern islands and is the only island with an active volcano on it!  If you come visit we will definitely be climbing to the top!  Knowing where I will be for the next couple years has definitely been a great motivator!  I'm looking forward to getting to site and starting my new life as an English teacher at the high school, crazy I know!