Jan 15 2010

Things are very routine around here these days. After another morning reflections I headed back to the room where I inhaled my hot chocolate and roll. The rest of the morning was spent running, working out, and helping Kirk with his landscaping project. He is terracing a hill and building a wall into it. It was rainy again this morning but the rain here is so refreshing and clean. It smells so nice! We also spent some time making more birthday cards for the kids who have January birthdays. By noon it was time for lunch at San Francisco. This house always makes me laugh and we end up having a great time. Their mama is so sweet and Eduardo, the four year old, it definitely the clown of the bunch. During a quiet moment at lunch he would raise his head and growl. We would all die laughing and our meal would carry on as before. After lunch we got to get on the internet and I ended up getting locked in the office for 30 mins. After finally yelling Tio Miguel through the window and asking him in broken Spanglish to find a key for the door, I was freed. This kind of stuff only happens to me. This afternoon we played another nail-biting game of futbol which resulted in a few conflicts and a bloody nose. We take our sports very seriously down here. With the little kids, we started out with a new favorite- the Snort Game. The object is to try not to laugh as someone is snorting in your face. Quite hilarious. Its not only the snorts that are so funny, but the faces that the children make while snorting. After that got a little old and our stomachs hurt from laughing so hard, we used what we taught in our last English class (colors) and played red light, green light, in English. It was a little rocky in the beginning but they ended up getting the hang of the words. Our last game of the day was Simon says, which is quite difficult when you can’t speak Spanish. So I use this time to actually play the game and learn words like turn and run and pat and skip. They come in real handy. We were instructed to be showered and ready to go to dinner with our bosses by 5:00. We were finally going out on the town again! After a bus ride to the ATM where we exchanged some more money we headed to a nice pizza place. We all ate our weight in pizza and will still be eating cold pizza in the morning. Totally fine with me! After a lovely meal we headed to the center of town where Leila, my boss, knew a few people who would be playing the drums. Since these drummers were a little late, Chris, Mary, Kirk, and I headed to the other side of the square where a medevil/ mariachi band was performing. As they saw Mary and I approach, they circled around us and we were serenaded by 9 men in tights. Every girls dream right? They sang some funny songs and were incredible musicians. We all enjoyed the show. The drummers finally showed and I was handed a maraca and asked to join. We jammed out for about an hour and then Kirk, Mary, and I were put on a radio taxi headed for our homes. It was a great night out on the town and a good day of activities with the kids. Tomorrow morning will be the first morning we get to sleep in which is super exciting! Until then- Chao amigos y familia.