Always a Nice Face

Things have been going well here. I have fully recovered thanks to my family aqui en Irapuato and classes have resumed as usual. In Valencianita students are on their summer vacation. This has caused the numbers in our English group to shoot up!


Here is the class in Valencianita with menus they made. (We are working on food vocab and numbers)

I like having a big class because the students are eager to learn, however the age range is across the board. I have to begin makin multiple lessons for the class. In Gudalupe things are great. There is catachism class at the same time so when the youth in the catachist class grow bored or run out of stuff to do, they usually make their way over to our English group.


As I was waiting for the bus back to Irapuato a group of jovenes showed up late to class. We had a quick alaphabet lesson. They have been ontime from then on!

In Valencianita I have also begun work daily in a greenhouse that was started last year by a women´s group in the community. The place is in need of some loving... Last year it was cared for daily and the women were provided with more chilis and cabbage than they knew what to do with. I am not exactley sure what I am doing, but the place can only improve. I hope.

Voy a plantar semillas en lunes

I went on the cheap side with colored pencils. I then spent the better part of an hour sharpening. I thought this was quite pretty though.

I hear the weather in Syracuse is beautiful. I got hailed on during my ride home the other day!

Yesterday in the market I ran into a man who had lived in Chicago for nine years. He was eager to talk. When I bought my apple and all was said and done he told me that if I needed anything, like Spanish help or help getting around the city, I am welcomed to go and see him. I am fortunate enough to have a great family here so I don´t think I will need help getting by, but I am eager to talk to him more about his experiences in the states and the services he was offered during his travels.

This man is no exception. Every person I have met has been kind and hospitable. Of course I have been sweared at in English by kids, but that is because they just want to use the only English they know! Ok, thank you for reading all and I will update soon...