Tuesday, May 21, 2013

A bat? A large moth? A bird?...Or am I just a drama queen? (My first night in my home stay)

It is 4:30am and I am wide awake with all of my lights on because at 3am as it was pouring rain outside I heard large fluttering noises in my room. I thought maybe it was my curtains fluttering in the wind, but with the lights off I could not see anything moving. The noise kept getting louder until I was sure there was something in my room. I immediately hid under my covers as I listened to something above my head. I was profusely sweating and all I could think about was how annoyed I was that I could not use my Iphone to google what to do when there is a bat in your room(I am so dependent on technology). I grabbed my Guatemalan flip phone and texted Whitney, my life saver, who was able to go on her computer google the fact that Bats are attracted to light, they have a possibility of giving you rabies if they bite you, and the number of our program director. After 10 frantic minutes under neath my covers the noises stopped. Well, now what? Was I making this all up and just being dramatic? The last thing I wanted to do was cause a commotion over nothing!
I really did not want to disturb my home stay family nor did I want to disturb Krystal, one of the program heads who had helped me move into my home and really been the person to tell me I should call her if I needed anything, but as I continued to create a pool of sweat underneath my covers I did not know what else to do. I texted Krystal that I think I heard a bat in my room and was hiding under my covers and did not know what to do. She immediately called me and under the covers told me to tie my hair back because a bat could land and rest in my hair, get up turn on my lights and open my door in order to see if it was still in my room. She also told me that giant moths are really common and it was probably just that but it was better to find out what it was then to continue to hide under my covers.
My heart pounding I turned my flashlight on my phone tied my hair up turned on the light and opened my door. But, I did not find anything! The only thing I noticed is that the walls of my room do not go all the way to the ceiling, so if there was something it could have flown out of my bedroom into the rest of the house. There is also a tarp covering my ceiling where something could be hiding in.

The roof of my room where the wall does not go all the way up and the tarp hangs down...Could there be something inside?


But, am I just being dramatic? Am I making this all up? I know I heard something, could it have just been a bug, a moth, or a bird...really just harmless? Did I overreact in waking up Whitney and the program director? I really hate to be the person who makes an ordeal out of something that is nothing! Well this was quite a night! At least I only have another hour and a half until I would have had to wake up anyways.

And because I am bored here are a few pictures of my bedroom, many more better ones to come.
My couch with my suitcase on it with a desk to the left of it.

My large dresser with a large mirror! For once I did not overpack and have plenty of room for all of my stuff! 

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