Last night, someone tried to break into the house while we were gone. They loosened the exterior light bulb, tried to pry off the hinges on our back door (which are on the outside) and then used a screwdriver to open the front door, unsuccessfully. They were, however, successful in ruining the lock, making it impossible to open without ripping the lock off. Ironically, this wasn't difficult at all and Nanosh accomplished such a feat with little effort. If only they had known.
We called Peace Corps and Peace Corps said to talk to Nanosh's director (I don't yet have one) which we did - Senhor Agapito. He came over to the house within an hour of finding out, arranged a carpenter, bought new locks, and within two hours, everything was done. Agapito did it all with a smile and a style that demands respect, as he well deserves. We saw him tonight and we barely had time to thank him as he continued on his way, asking how everything turned out. Our faith in the system has been (temporarily) restored.
Nanosh played a killer game of chess tonight against the chief of police. Like many others, the chief learned in Cuba.
Peace
John
