Houses and bikes

I have visited some houses that the other volunteers are living in, and ours is a really nice house, with everything working OK. I am hoping to get mesh on the windows which will be a good mosquito barrier when it gets a problem in the rainy season which starts in November. Some of the other volunteers have no running water yet, or are next to a liquor store. We had a visit from a Peace Corps volunteer yesterday evening, she lives just behind us, and is working in an HIV/AIDS project. She's been in country for a while and knows some things to do which are free, like having Spanish lessons at the Venezuelan Embassy. My housemate is interested as well so we may go to a beginners class. It gets dark at 6.30 pm, and it is unwise to go out alone in the dark, so it is good to have some companions who join in with.
Today four of us have been buying new bikes, the others are nervous about cycling, so I have some skills to share with them. I am also hoping to be useful in fixing up bikes and punctures. Tomorrow we have a trip to town to go round the market with one of our landladies, so that will be useful to get used to how to buy fruit and veg and prices.