Week One= Check

Feels like I have been here way longer than a week, but looking back I think week one went really well! Its a whole different lifestyle to get used to here. But the weekend was nice and relaxing. I got to sleep in until 8am on Sunday (they have church at night), and the fireworks at 5am barely woke me up that time! haha.

On Saturday night, I went to the Mejicanos´ house and had a great time visiting with them. The girls loved their baby shower gifts. One of the girls is 8months pregnant and joked about me birthing her child for her at home....at least I hope she was joking! Sometimes things get lost in translation like when yesterday I lost one of my skirts to one of the sisters. She leant me one of her skirts to wear to church, so I thought I would do the same...until it entered one of her drawers not to return! oh well! But, the corn mush has decreased and has been replaced by fresh strawberry juice, a great improvement!

Wow, did I digress. Ok, so Sunday was a good day. I helped the sisters cook....another thing that was lost in translation. As we were cooking, I was under the impression that we were cooking for the whole church when we were just cooking stuff to bring for our family at church. After church, the whole church ate dinner together and shared what each family brought. I am not really sure what all I ate because people kept handing me food.

Today at work went well. This morning, Rosario and I walked to a local school to set up some hygiene lessons for the end of September. They were very excited about it. Rosario asked what I thought we should teach, and I cringed as I felt myself say Sexual Education for the older kids. I am now that nurse, people. After that, I helped one of the nurse techs make packages of suture kits and surgical towels for sterilzation. Many many surgical towel packets. We are just getting ready for the surgical team coming soon.

Going to head back to the house soon. Skipping church tonight (they have church every night!) in hopes of watching The Goonies on my computer. I need some english time! Hope you all are well!