Misunderstandings and New Beginnings

Today is day 20 (when written) with host family number two.
This change was the result of over a month of awkwardness and cultural
misunderstandings. The cultural misunderstandings were mostly focused
on the fact that my previous host family was not being direct in
telling me they wanted me to move out. They never directly told me.
My host father called Peace Corps. That resulted in a mediated
conversation via Ashgabat in which I was reassured that they still
wanted me to live there. My host father told Jessie, a PC friend. I
then called Peace Corps and was again reassured that I was still
wanted and it was simply a misunderstanding. When I tried to give my
monthly rent to my host father he asked if I shouldn’t give it to one
of my friends and move in with them. This time I didn’t call Peace
Corps but instead started looking for a new home. I figured I had
time but would move out soon.
Peace Corps did a site visit on Wednesday November 18th where a PC
staff member talked with my host father then came and informed me that
my host family wanted me to move out now. My counterpart found me a
new house that night. I visited Thursday afternoon and decided things
looked good. Peace Corps came to visit on Monday and Monday afternoon
I moved from the old host family into the new.
My new host family is amazing! At home I have a host father named
Begglych, he is a gym teacher at the school. A host mother named
Bibinyaz. A host sister named Aksoltan. A host brother named
Mammetmyrat. I also have three other siblings who are not living at
home right now. One is a brother, in the army, I think, in Mary.
Another is a brother, married, living with his wife and going to
medical school in Ashgabat. And the other is a sister, unmarried,
living in Ukraine, studying English. I have met the brother and
sister-in-law from Ashgabat but have not, yet, met the other two
siblings.
There are a lot of differences between my two host families and while
I will absolutely miss several members from my previous host family I
do firmly believe that this new change is a very positive one. I
believe it will not only revitalize myself and my service but it will
be a blessing. I have already met new community members, I feel much
more a member of this family than the previous one and, because I
spent more time with them I also have an excellent opportunity to
continue my Turkmen education.