What amazingly exciting news. I was in my site for less than an hour and we got word that the man with the internet knowledge was on his way. And just a few IP address changes later, here we are typing away and sending photos. Awesome.
These first pictures are of us opening the packages we got from mom, Dave, and Allison. Everybody was so excited and I was ecstatic. Bubbles, new music, coloring book, cool paper, poker chips, wash cloths (now my doña doesn´t have to use old socks), amazing dark chocolate (more please), sticker galore, cards, games and more. Wow, thanks.
My swing group. This was our last performance- it went way better than expected. Infront of 2,000 people, and they were practically flawless. Here we have Jensen, Me, Anyuery, Yendry, Enmanuel, and Anabel .
I had someone video tape it, but they only got the last 20 second of the dance. Uhgg. Que lastima. But at least I have a little to show. All of the other volunteers were super impressed with the 20 seconds they saw. I feel so proud of my troup.
Our Lanzamiento (grand opening) of our AVE (computer center). We had a decent turn out, about 30 people. It was crazy running around trying to get everything together, but we pulled it off. Above we have our Committee and our lab. Look at those smiling faces.
Patrionales! Tons of singing, dancing, pageants, and parades. Above my two host sister, RoseAnny and Ruth, and Enmanuel and I are decorating one of the trucks for the parade.
Every year, Ruth teaches the girls how to dance and speak for the pageants. She also gets them all dolled up each night. Super talented.
I cooked Spaghetti for my family and neighbors. Well, a partially cooked it. One of the local Doña´s, Ramonita, insisted on doing almost all the work. But it was a hit. Cochecha, my little old lady neighbor ate 2 servings. Definately a repeat.
I´m still hoping to make a pizza one of these days.
Bahía de las Aguilas. Amazing shots. I´ll let them do the talking.
