Almost the end of week one

This week has been quite a learning experience.  I'm learning to work with four year olds instead of 18-22 year olds.  Its taken some adjusting.  When pre-kinder kids do not want to be in school they cry, scream for mom and often times bolt when the teacher is not looking.  I have spent hours with one pre-kinder student this week who keeps trying to get into her sister's fourth grade class.  Kids come to the office with upset stomaches and I am the person who takes care of them - not really a nurse but a good substitute I guess- not really as I don't like to give kids medicine and the Hondurans in the office do.  We had our first real casualty yesterday.  A first grader fell off our ancient monkey bars and busted his arm.  His mom came and got him and took him to get two rods put in his arm.  He's back home now and should be back to school next week.  We're hoping to fund raise at the school to help cover the costs.....

I've been observing classes this week.  I've set in on 1st - 4th grade so far.  Its interesting to see the difference in attention spans of the students.  First graders need to be stimulated all the time!  Our school is getting bigger.  On Monday, they are starting new construction on a classroom.  It will be our first second story building.  We'll see how that goes while students are in class.

This weekend will no be restful.  I'm off to San Pedro Sula tomorrow to get money and pay some BECA bills. Then back here for our Open House at the school.  On Sunday its back to cutting the grass at 7 a.m. for about 7 or so hours.  Its been raining a lot during the evenings and the grass is growing quickly.  We're macheting it up on Sunday as the current mower is dead again. Then meetings with a couple of scholarship families to go over contracts and responsibilities.  Then a call to my boss in the US.

On the food side of things, I learned how to make a great sauce for a vegetable stir fry that has pineapple in it and can't wait to try it again.  We had hummus tonight so it kind of felt like a normal summer dinner for me.  Someone also made brownies and they were to die for!  Lunches are provided for by the school and include fresh juices (you drink them out of a bag).  I had habiscus juice today and it was wonderful.  Yesterday it was cantelope juice.  Day before passion fruit juice.  Anyone jealous yet?

Bought my parents plane tickets for our December trip to Belize.  I'm excited as we'll see Mayan ruins in Belize and Guatemala as well as take a glass bottom boat.  Looks like my cousin Joel will join us for some of the time and spend New Year's Eve with me.  Other friends are talking about coming in February....so will be good to see people.