My least favorite fruit here is papaya. I don't know why, but to me it smells and tastes like vomit. We had fresh papaya juice for breakfast this morning, which is only slightly better than eating it straight. Then as usual we had to rush to work. We were super-late getting out the door and then couldn't find a mototaxi for a good 5-10 minutes.
Yesterday on our way in we saw Jacky and realised we had completely forgotten we were going to have dinner with her on Sunday. There is just too much going on! We hadn't talked about it since Monday but she had still prepared a meal. I felt so guilty! Luckily we could re-schedule to this Friday.
Today I taught a class of second graders adjectives about appearance, things like curly hair and glasses, but it turned out to be more a test of my Spanish vocabulary than an English lesson for them! In the next class Alison was also there. The class were split into groups and my group were so on top of the task and finished early, They used their new-found extra time to braid my hair. Alison's group on the other hand spent their time passing horrible notes to each other and not doing their work. How can kids be so different?
At lunch Joyce recounted the story of a gall bladder surgery she had got to see. Seriously, she's not grossed out by anything!
After lunch we walked to INABIF where we had a pretty average day. Max showed me how to draw a bunch of guns and lots of kids wanted to know how to say zombies and dragons in English. I also had to try to teach a lesson on common English phrases like "Good morning" but unlike the kids at Gunter Grass these kids can be quite a handful and I just couldn't get control.
After work at INABIF Alison and I walked back to the restaurant where Katia was working, and chatted to Jonathan who also works there even though his parents cover his university fees. He wants to be an engineer. Katia joked he would have to marry either me or Alison so we would stay! People here are obsessed with love, significant other, and relatioships in general. On one hand it is a good thing as there is a real sense of community, but on the other hand it's hard to be independent, especially if you are a woman.
I started to feel pretty bad but had to do my course selection for UBC so went with Alison to the Plaza for wifi. I searched all the possible electives and settled on micoeconomics. I had to go inside the restaurant to call my mum to let her know. She was a little frustrated I had not got back to her sooner which I feel guilty about - so much is happening here I am always behind or forgetting something! Everyone is doing well in Colorado but it is over 100F!
We went home and ate spaghetti while watching the USA -vs- Argentina game on TV. We all had faith in USA except Katia and Uziel. Alison even joked she'd bet her house on a USA win. USA lost 4-0, it was embarrassing. The world's best soccer player right now, Lionel Messi, scored a killer penalty and another Argentinian broke his arm when he flew into a barrier and flipped upside-down while trying to head a ball. Yikes!
I was feeling worse and Katia and Uziel suspected the papaya juice I had had for breakfast. Darn that papaya!!! Hope I feel better tomorrow.
Yesterday on our way in we saw Jacky and realised we had completely forgotten we were going to have dinner with her on Sunday. There is just too much going on! We hadn't talked about it since Monday but she had still prepared a meal. I felt so guilty! Luckily we could re-schedule to this Friday.
Today I taught a class of second graders adjectives about appearance, things like curly hair and glasses, but it turned out to be more a test of my Spanish vocabulary than an English lesson for them! In the next class Alison was also there. The class were split into groups and my group were so on top of the task and finished early, They used their new-found extra time to braid my hair. Alison's group on the other hand spent their time passing horrible notes to each other and not doing their work. How can kids be so different?
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| It reads "Available" in Spanish |
After lunch we walked to INABIF where we had a pretty average day. Max showed me how to draw a bunch of guns and lots of kids wanted to know how to say zombies and dragons in English. I also had to try to teach a lesson on common English phrases like "Good morning" but unlike the kids at Gunter Grass these kids can be quite a handful and I just couldn't get control.
After work at INABIF Alison and I walked back to the restaurant where Katia was working, and chatted to Jonathan who also works there even though his parents cover his university fees. He wants to be an engineer. Katia joked he would have to marry either me or Alison so we would stay! People here are obsessed with love, significant other, and relatioships in general. On one hand it is a good thing as there is a real sense of community, but on the other hand it's hard to be independent, especially if you are a woman.
I started to feel pretty bad but had to do my course selection for UBC so went with Alison to the Plaza for wifi. I searched all the possible electives and settled on micoeconomics. I had to go inside the restaurant to call my mum to let her know. She was a little frustrated I had not got back to her sooner which I feel guilty about - so much is happening here I am always behind or forgetting something! Everyone is doing well in Colorado but it is over 100F!
We went home and ate spaghetti while watching the USA -vs- Argentina game on TV. We all had faith in USA except Katia and Uziel. Alison even joked she'd bet her house on a USA win. USA lost 4-0, it was embarrassing. The world's best soccer player right now, Lionel Messi, scored a killer penalty and another Argentinian broke his arm when he flew into a barrier and flipped upside-down while trying to head a ball. Yikes!
I was feeling worse and Katia and Uziel suspected the papaya juice I had had for breakfast. Darn that papaya!!! Hope I feel better tomorrow.
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| Helping make flags for an event Uziel has |
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| View from our room - the car wash! |
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