DAY 2 Friday May 15:

Kate…

Today, we woke up to find that someone had eaten our bread.  Great.  It’s not like we were planning on having sandwiches everyday for lunch or anything.. No biggie.  We were wondering who on Earth was able to break through the steel barred door and take little bites of our bread.  It’s not even like the whole thing was gone.  Just random bits.  We asked our neighbor and the Pastor, and it turns out, we have little cat friends that like bread.  Now we know to keep our food locked up in zip lock baggies or in the refrigerator.

We went to the beach for the first time.  Beth looked a little bit like a tourist, but just a little bit ;)  You know, just bright clothing, a hat, sunglasses, a HUGE backpack, flip flops, a camera, an orange water bottle, and white skin.  But no big deal, she didn’t stand out or anything…  This is where Beth first met Amilcar.  Amilcar is a little boy from the town who comes from a rough background, but is still a precious boy that craves attention.  He was fishing with a coke bottle and fishing line and was actually pretty successful.  He had about ten fish in his little pile on the beach.  The vultures were crowding around his fish and after he left to fish again, they would try and steal some, but luckily, Beth came to the rescue!  To stand out even more, she ran at the vultures like a crazy woman.  She even flapped her arms like a bird to speak their language… (this is true)  Beth would like to add that no birds were successful in stealing any fish.

Later that day, we gave our first English lesson.  We had about ten people come, ranging from 14 to 32 years old.  We reviewed basic conversational questions and tried to get a feel for what they already knew.  It was interesting to see what they had trouble pronouncing.  “th” for Beth was especially hard, and even after a week’s practice, they continue to call her “Bet” or “Best”.  Kind of hilarious.

Later that evening, we played BS, which we called “mentiroso” in Spanish.  The Pastor ended up winning..  weird.  But it was a lot of fun and a good ice breaker for us and the kids that were there.

When it was time for bed, we set up our mosquito net (our lifesaver) and put on our fan (also our lifesaver).  Overall, it was a pretty good first day.  Just adjusting to the lifestyle, mosquitoes, and heat.