Learning to Relax

I cannot belive it will soon be two weeks since I have been here. My Spanish is impoving each day, and I am very grateful for that. So far today nothing too exciting has happened, but the kids just got out of school less than an hour ago. So I am sure it will be an eventful evening. The kids are having a small fiesta this afternoon, because not one of them got sent home with a report from school. So after having very rough past week the kids were finally good for their teacher, in the last few days of school.

I having been walking to and from my Spanish classes each day, and the weather is beautiful in the morning, hot in the afternoon, and chilly at night. We are in rainy season so it rains for about 5 to 10 minutes a day. As I walk to and from school, I have been noticing my surroundings. The people in Mexico are very relaxed. They truly are just living in the moment and it is so nice to be a part of that culture. As I walk my 20 minutes the time seems to go very quickly when I am not constantly worried about my next step. I have very little anxieties which is a very big difference from what I was used to with my life in Florida. I tend to worry quite a lot, but here I rally have no worries, I am just living in the moment.

Since I have been to Mexico I have spent less than $20 and it feels good. They have been taking very good care of me while I am here. The food is ok, the children have beans and soup at every meal, and if we choose to eat with the kids we must also eat beans and soup. So instead I have been suriving of quesadillas, chilles rellanos, and tacos just to name a few. But all the food is homemade so it is always a good meal.

On another note, the children will be out of school next week, and so they are bouncing off the walls with excitemt. And then they go home for two weeks, and then come back for summer program. The kids are excited for summer and the camps that we provide. It amazes me how much these boys are in school. I remember complaining about our 9 weeks summer vacation, but these boys only get about a 6 weeks, but during those six weeks two of which are spent here in the summer program which is to keep their mind refreshed with school. So they are basically in school again which is crazy to me. But if they are not in school, they will be out on the streets. Another intersting thing to me is that once the kids are in fourth grade, they will start their trade. It is a weird site to see a 9 year old in the workshop. But in time I will get use to that.

It is just very different here, but I love the mentality of the boys, volunteers, and the brothers. Everyone is very relaxed even when there are 60 boys running around and yelling. I am blessed to be here and I am learning to be more relaxed like the people of my new home.