This Week

School is well underway! Tomorrow night we have Open House and then a PTA meeting immediately following. Allie said I should bake cookies like the teacher from Freedom Writers, but also like in Freedom Writers, I don't think many parents are going to come. Today only two students in one class raised their hands when I asked if their parents are coming. I think I'm still going to wear a cute dress to school so that I can impress the few parents that do come! You know, I only have one shot at making a good first impression! 

It's interesting to slowly learn the students' backgrounds. For Bible homework tonight, I asked the students to recite their weekly memory verse to someone at their house who is older than them. One student asked if the maid counted. Last week, another student sent his bodyguard to run errands for him. The students definitely come from affluent families!

On a more personal note, I have been having some stomach issues since eating Chinese food for dinner Friday night. (I know what you're thinking...Chinese food in Guatemala sounds weird, but the owner of the restaurant sends his two kids to the school.) If things don't get better soon, I am going to get tested for an amoeba. As I am learning, amoebas are actually pretty common here in Guatemala. So, there is specific medicine for each type of amoeba, and it only costs Q40, which is about $5, to get tested. 

Also, I have my first official one-on-one Spanish lesson this Wednesday! I met the teacher this afternoon, and she seems very nice. We are going to meet once a week for two hours at a time. I am really hoping that I can quickly pick up conversational Spanish! It's hard to interact with Guatemalans when I can't say much beyond "How are you?" and "It's cold/hot today."