estoy aqui

this has to be quick because i{m running out of time on my computer.
i{ve made it to Alhue, the small town that is about 10 km from the farm im working on. the past week has been rediculous. lost a bag at the buenos aires airport, 23 hour busride from buenos aires to santiago, thru the andes i might add, and living at the farm for the last five days with only the clothes on my back and a couple of books.
got to santiago yesterday and received my missing bag, grungy hotel that night, now back to the farm! no electricity amidst the magnificence of this granja, surrounded by mountains. 500 hectares of land. building, planting, watering, learning to care for the many animals....

the language is the hardest part for me right now, i am learning slowly but still remain with the understand of a 5 year old, but i can understand a lot from context and the small vocabulary that i am building.
i am well, and blessed to be in this place. thank you for your prayers and thoughts.
more later, joshua

leaving from Charlotte today. layover in Atlanta, then down to Buenos Aires. 21 hour bus ride to Santiago, then 3 hour bus ride to the village of Alhue, about 30 miles SW of Santiago.
the farm i'll be on has a website: www.loslagartos.org
don't know how often i'll be able to update this blog, maybe every other weekend at best. i'll take it as it comes.