Day Cuatro
Hola. Es Lydia y Emma. Somos muchos si... (that's Jake Spanish - the only words he really uses are muy, mucho, and si, and "uses" is a strong word.)
So we're writing the rest in English because Lydia knows very little useful Spanish and I doubt you all will be able to understand my Spanish.
Today we had a good day. We woke up early, had beans for breakfast (except those of us who are Emma and are "wisely pacing themselves"), lost a soccer game to the technical school boys, and were forced to play lots of tag. We woke up early to have a meeting with Matt (the executive director) about the future plans for consolidating the high school campuses. News flash: they're being consolidated on what is currently the farm school. Emma was the last person woken up (at least in our room), which is highly irregular. We who are not Emma had refried beans for breakfast because that was what was served. And that was the first time we've had refried beans. Yay! We lost to the technical school because Jake let a goal in and our star players Lydia Jane Broderick and Lizzy were tragically sidelined by the dire need to take photographs (some of which are quite wonderful, especially the one of me and the other one of Jake being moody after messing up big time). We were forced to play tag because some younger kids really enjoy that, which we found out on day one and have continue to see demonstrated day after day. Lydia totally crushed it, but Emma won tag because one clearly wins by being it the most. There was also lots of soccer (big surprise). Lydia and Lizzy also decided that today was a good day to continue to pursue their burgeoning musical career (with manager Emma) by singing Feliz Navidad, even though it's July.
To more important things, we went on a home visit. Jake has pictures, which are worth a thousand words, but here are some notable things:
We met a woman who lives with her husband and four kids, one of whom goes to El Hogar. (A point to us for using whom properly.) The woman was very proud of her kids and very welcoming. She really seemed to enjoy telling us about her kids, especially her son. The one feature of the house she highlighted were the pictures of her son and his friends. At the house, there was a barbed wire fence, but not a particularly sturdy one. Also, a 15-day-old kitten, who was adorable. We learned and saw a lot, but we're still processing, so ask the next people for more details.
"There's a bug there. It's very large. Oh, it's coming towards me. I'm not wearing shoes." - Lizzy Reynolds, who has come to help us. Dear readers, we beseech you to comment below suggestions for this bug's name. Just kidding. She lacks patience and thus has decided to name him Juan.
Reid, Ella, Charlie, Thyra, and some older boys, including Junior, are playing volleyball.
Lizzy lives for 2-in-1 shampoo and conditioner. "It's just so much more convenient."
To conclude, we would like you to know that Jake doesn't know how to properly shuffle cards. Some wise words from our tag buddies: "Eres tu." (Must be said laughing because you are somehow cheating or about to change the rules on the kids who don't totally understand what you're saying.)
So we're writing the rest in English because Lydia knows very little useful Spanish and I doubt you all will be able to understand my Spanish.
Today we had a good day. We woke up early, had beans for breakfast (except those of us who are Emma and are "wisely pacing themselves"), lost a soccer game to the technical school boys, and were forced to play lots of tag. We woke up early to have a meeting with Matt (the executive director) about the future plans for consolidating the high school campuses. News flash: they're being consolidated on what is currently the farm school. Emma was the last person woken up (at least in our room), which is highly irregular. We who are not Emma had refried beans for breakfast because that was what was served. And that was the first time we've had refried beans. Yay! We lost to the technical school because Jake let a goal in and our star players Lydia Jane Broderick and Lizzy were tragically sidelined by the dire need to take photographs (some of which are quite wonderful, especially the one of me and the other one of Jake being moody after messing up big time). We were forced to play tag because some younger kids really enjoy that, which we found out on day one and have continue to see demonstrated day after day. Lydia totally crushed it, but Emma won tag because one clearly wins by being it the most. There was also lots of soccer (big surprise). Lydia and Lizzy also decided that today was a good day to continue to pursue their burgeoning musical career (with manager Emma) by singing Feliz Navidad, even though it's July.
To more important things, we went on a home visit. Jake has pictures, which are worth a thousand words, but here are some notable things:
We met a woman who lives with her husband and four kids, one of whom goes to El Hogar. (A point to us for using whom properly.) The woman was very proud of her kids and very welcoming. She really seemed to enjoy telling us about her kids, especially her son. The one feature of the house she highlighted were the pictures of her son and his friends. At the house, there was a barbed wire fence, but not a particularly sturdy one. Also, a 15-day-old kitten, who was adorable. We learned and saw a lot, but we're still processing, so ask the next people for more details.
"There's a bug there. It's very large. Oh, it's coming towards me. I'm not wearing shoes." - Lizzy Reynolds, who has come to help us. Dear readers, we beseech you to comment below suggestions for this bug's name. Just kidding. She lacks patience and thus has decided to name him Juan.
Reid, Ella, Charlie, Thyra, and some older boys, including Junior, are playing volleyball.
Lizzy lives for 2-in-1 shampoo and conditioner. "It's just so much more convenient."
To conclude, we would like you to know that Jake doesn't know how to properly shuffle cards. Some wise words from our tag buddies: "Eres tu." (Must be said laughing because you are somehow cheating or about to change the rules on the kids who don't totally understand what you're saying.)
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