Chores

I can honestly say I have never worked this hard in my entire life. We are preparing for the upcoming International Meeting and that means no activities, only extra chores. My body aches and my skin is drying out from the cleaning chemicals. (I recently added an amazing pair of yellow rubber gloves to my closet.)

Yesterday we cleaned the tables and benches in the comedor and today we scrubbed the floor on hands and knees. These chores don't include the daily sweeping that all the volunteers do. But, really I don't have much to complain about. The chores go by quickly and the girls are fun to work with.

Today I worked with primeros. It is a really great section and the other year of service encargadas are very nice and helpful. I actually got a run in this morning after the girls went to school with one of the encargadas. We went running right as the sun was coming up and it was really beautiful.

I spoke with the director about working with tthe Secundaria girls and she was very supportive. So wish me luck. Any advice for raising teenagers would be much appreciated. I already have a new appreciation for my parents. I am going to make my selection tomorrow, once I have had a chance to sleep on it. I am looking forward to the opportunity. I am prepared for the challenges and I know that I have a chance to really get to know the girls in my section.

My life here is not all hard work. Last night we had a volunteer dinner with the directors and other volunteers. I was on the cooking team and it was wonderful to have a well balanced meal instead of the typical meal of beans and totillas. (That was actually the dinner tonight.)

Peace