Las Fuentes Georginas

Sunday, October 21, I went to these natural hot springs called Las Fuentes Georginas. It was like being in a gigantic jaccuzi but without the bubbles. Ok, so maybe not so much like a jaccuzi but a huge hot bath in the middle of the forest... very relaxing and steemy. Spanish is still coming along slowly. I am able to say things like "kidnapped, tortured, army, vicious cycle, illiteracy, and justice" but can´t say everyday things like "Have you seen that movie that came out last week, I would like to go with my friends?"My friend this week caught a parisite and had to go to the doctor to have her stool sampled. Not so much fun for her! I had a small infection in my eye and had to wear my glasses all week. I´m amazed at how i don´t miss home and how i´m not tired of eating eggs, beans, and bread everynight. I don´t eat for pleasure as much as I used to. The school and teachers here are awesome! I look forward to meeting a new teacher everyweek. They are activists, feminist, artisits, they are former nurses, psycologists, guerillas, survivors of the war. My little host sister this week was watching the Disney movie "High School Musical" dubed in Spanish. Teaching english to middle school kids has been a lot of fun. For our last class, we played games the whole time, pictionary, musical chairs, and red light green light. This Wednesday is graduation for the kids so i will not be teaching anymore. Kids are the same all across the world. In my class of 8 students, I had "the comedian" who had something to say about everything and would get bored with the simplicity of learning "Hi, my name is Daniel", I had the "I´m so smart, i know every answer, i will correct the teacher and sit in the front row everyday, be cute and wear an adorable sweater" kid. The kid that would always show up late, the kid that always wanted to be picked first, The kid that needed help everytime you called on them and you hoped they would answer correctly without another students blurting out the answer or trying to whisper in their ear. The kid that didn´t like to be called on but secretly did because kids can like being the center of attention sometimes. i´ll remember their energy, smiles, and how they never could really say the words "girl, forest, or favorite."