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The orphanage (no, we are not adopting... yet)

We were invited by a couple other teachers to visit an orphanage about 45 minutes away. We were told that visiting hours were from 9-11 on Saturday so we arrived...

Furniture

When we arrived 3 months ago, we bought the necessities which included beds, mattresses, wardrobes, a stove, refrigerator, washer and later a couch. However, the kitchen table didn’t make the...

President of Congress

Last week the President of Congress came to our school and I didn’t get the chance to write about so here it goes… a week late. All the teachers and...

Acclimation

Tonight we had a large crusade here in Gracias that Shannon was helping with so the kids and I went for a while. It was great to see that many...

Best Week So Far

First, I would like to apologize, because this is a long blog. Normally we would not post a blog this long. However, it has taken a while to get time...

First Week Of School

Our first week of school has been on the difficult side but we survived! I have 22 kids in my class- none of whom speak even a little English. I...