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hey everyone!!!

i am back in caracas. i have finally found a place and have joined the rest of the universe and bought a cellphone. the number is....0412-572-9573. home phone is 011-58-212-951-0802. ok?

all is well here i am living in a house full of aging single italian women and a guy who works for PdVSA. he will be a tremendous asset if and when i write my thesis. i have been learning alot more about what is actually going here. there is both positive and negative to say as all governments are.

the owner of the house, Elvira is a character and a fabulous chic. Eddy her sister makes dried and preserved tomatoes and eggplant. they are divine. Also there is Silvana, a very positive and likable friend who comes to visit from the gran sabana, the dessert. Basically its a house with great personality and is never too quiet.

oh and how could i forget the pets. there are four cats, two dogs, two turtles, a pigeon, and two parrots that speak spanish.

my friends have commented on how pale i am. good lord!! so the beach will be on my list of things to do soon.

in the meantime i need like five keys to get into the house. better more than fewer.

i hope that you are all well.

more to come soon.