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Friday (viernes) May 28, 2004
Took a test today and did well. We test each Friday. I still need to learn more verb conjugations before I can advance to the next level. Maybe next week! It rained most of the night, so things were really wet this morning. Kinda made it hard for the laundry to dry, since it hangs outside - No dryer. Maybe by tonight I will have some more dry jeans and t-shirts. (Donīt worry MOM - I brought plenty of underwear and socks!) The shower quit this morning. Just about the time I got all lathered up and shampoo in my hair it just stopped and then started again with just a COLD drip. It was a challenge, but I survived. I guess this is a common problem and nothing to worry about, you just need to work around it.
Took a taxi by myself yesterday and made it just fine. The driver understood me and that does a lot for my confidence. The orphanage is really a perfect place for me to work. There are only girls there and they range in age. I spent 3 hours helping some of them with their homework (tarea). At one point I had a baby on one side of my lap, a 7 year old drawing pictures on the other and 2 other girls on each side working on math and english respectively. I LOVED IT! I brought some pencils down here to use in class and the girls really liked them. It is amazing how something so trivial can make such an impact! I donīt often feel old, but when Katherine (my traveling buddy) couldnīt figure how to solve percentage problems without a calulator I felt REALLY old. Not only did I have to help the kids, I had to show her how to do it too. How is the youth of today going to function without technology?
That is it for today. I need to grab lunch and get to work. I will update again on Monday with details from the weekend. Love to all...
Amy
Took a test today and did well. We test each Friday. I still need to learn more verb conjugations before I can advance to the next level. Maybe next week! It rained most of the night, so things were really wet this morning. Kinda made it hard for the laundry to dry, since it hangs outside - No dryer. Maybe by tonight I will have some more dry jeans and t-shirts. (Donīt worry MOM - I brought plenty of underwear and socks!) The shower quit this morning. Just about the time I got all lathered up and shampoo in my hair it just stopped and then started again with just a COLD drip. It was a challenge, but I survived. I guess this is a common problem and nothing to worry about, you just need to work around it.
Took a taxi by myself yesterday and made it just fine. The driver understood me and that does a lot for my confidence. The orphanage is really a perfect place for me to work. There are only girls there and they range in age. I spent 3 hours helping some of them with their homework (tarea). At one point I had a baby on one side of my lap, a 7 year old drawing pictures on the other and 2 other girls on each side working on math and english respectively. I LOVED IT! I brought some pencils down here to use in class and the girls really liked them. It is amazing how something so trivial can make such an impact! I donīt often feel old, but when Katherine (my traveling buddy) couldnīt figure how to solve percentage problems without a calulator I felt REALLY old. Not only did I have to help the kids, I had to show her how to do it too. How is the youth of today going to function without technology?
That is it for today. I need to grab lunch and get to work. I will update again on Monday with details from the weekend. Love to all...
Amy
