Oh Spanish

So this weekend was a three day weekend because their is a national holiday here in Mexico. Which means the kids go home for three days. It is always nice to have one extra day off. But I had to go to a retreat with all the ex-volunteers from the DeLasalle program. And for the first time since I have been here in 5 months Spanish was a real challenge for me. First off my Spanish has improved immensely and I am understanding more and more. And the kids understand me more and more each day. But this past weekend I was almost on the verge of tears. I had to sit in a room for 14 hours and listen to talk after talk. I finally told Hno. Julian my head felt as if it was going to explode. And so he made me go run errands with Goretti to go buy bus tickets and toiletries for the people who were at the retreat. And first off I had to drive the Eurovan which I have only driven twice in the colonia. But it was a great adventure for the two of us. We laughed the whole time and she told me how to shift and use the clutch. And for the two of us Spanish was not a problem. So I am looking forward having more and more practice with the Eurovan. And once we returned 4 hours later I was feeling much better. And the mass we had was beautiful, the music was breath taking. We do not have anyone this year with musical talent, well we do but they do not have their instruments. So every Sunday our music is pretty much as off key as it can be. So last night with at least 10 guitars and everyone knew how to use it. It was pretty amazing.

But now I get to spend my day doing laundry and relaxing till the kids come at 5:30.