the one with all the pictures
we did the tourist thing at the beach this weekend and took a boat tour and everything. we got to go snorkeling, which was pretty cool. there were fish like 2 inches from our faces. it was a little creepy, but cool too. we also got to ride on a wave runner, which is one of my new favorite things to do. they go fast! i also got my first marriage proposal, which i had to refuse. ¡que lastima!
pretty ocean!
meleah and cynthia. this little girl is so cute. can't understand a thing she says, but we love her.
me with rosa at one of the kid's programs. she comes every time, and i can actually understand her when she speaks spanish. she's really sweet.
meleah's sad day. she lost her atm card and accidentally ordered this really gross lunch. :(
the goat that i almost bought for $2. it's a shame i don't have use for one here.
meleah and i at the huge oaxacan market.
thanks so much for your thoughts and prayers. we can't wait to be back with the kids tomorrow, and back to our english classes with fredy and jessica.
much, much love to you all...
the market
a quick post, as pictures aren´t working right now.
saturday meleah and i went to the big market in oaxaca, which is only on saturdays. it is listed in the book 1000 places to see before you die...so of course we went. it is hard to explain, but it reminds me of a really big, really hot and loud and crowded, flea market. it was certainly the experience of a lifetime. they sell live animals, too, which is crazy.
this woman tried to sell me a goat for the equivalent of 2 us dollars. it was a little tempting, but i have no use or place for a goat. ¡que lastima! (what a shame!)
we´re off to the coast for the weekend, but i'll have a nice big picture post for you when i get back.
LOVE!
happy 4th of july.
last night i celebrated my first 4th of july outside of the us. needless to say, no one here really cared. our friends, jessica and fredy, who we are teaching an english class to every day, were nice enough to get us some sparklers. now, these aren't sparklers like i've seen before. they were BIG. we had some trouble getting them to light, but they eventually did. they were a nice way to follow our american dinner...macaroni and cheese (my favorite!), chicken nuggets, corn and pineapple. the pineapple might have been pushing it a little on ¨american¨but that's okay. :)
we've been here for almost two weeks, and so far, so good. i'm not miserably homesick, although i do treasure the moments i get to be in touch with people from home. i've written a ridiculous amount of postcards, and that helps. sadly, i am unable to send them because the only post office in oaxaca is within the strike zone of the teachers...so i can't go there. apparently, they've decided to spread out their efforts, and yesterday had commandeered 8 or 10 buses and blocked off the main road near our house. there's never a dull moment here....
the kids in lachigolo are great. we're getting much more comfortable communicating with them, though there is still a lot of ¨no comprende¨and ¨lo siento¨ we've been able to read them a bible story every day (or have someone else do it, to be exact), which has been neat. they get really excited when we come and sometimes follow us part or all the way to where we catch a taxi or bus...it's fun. it's good to see them have time to be silly and playful and maybe have a little less responsibility than they do the rest of the time.
i'm loving it here.
we did the tourist thing at the beach this weekend and took a boat tour and everything. we got to go snorkeling, which was pretty cool. there were fish like 2 inches from our faces. it was a little creepy, but cool too. we also got to ride on a wave runner, which is one of my new favorite things to do. they go fast! i also got my first marriage proposal, which i had to refuse. ¡que lastima!
