Creepy Host Dad
I just swore in and have been living with my new host family for less than a week. The dad greeted me today by grabbing my face with both hands and kissing me on the forehead.
It freaked me out a bit. I just met this dude. This is not a culture in which men show that kind of affection to women they do not know. Later that night at dinner he kept leaning into me to whisper in my ear stuff about the food and how it was prepared. With his wife sitting right in front of us. She was not reacting to the situation at all.
He never said anything overtly sexual, and today was the first day he started acting like this. I just do not like how he so casually invades my personal space. The house is beautiful. I have my own suite with a flush toilet and a hot shower which is not common in my host country. I do not want to lose my suite!!!!! Plus I get along really well with the mom.
I was contempleting asking her to talk to her husband about boundaries with me. I am 22 and a little intimidated about the thought of telling a man my dad's age to stop crowding me. But I have a feeling that will not be a good thing to do. Not safe.
So on Monday I think my only option is to report it before it gets worse. This really sucks!!!!!!!!
Any insight into how Peace Corps will handle this. Could they speak to the dad and mom about boundaries? Will they take this seriously even if this is the first time he acted like this?