Sickness and Soccer (5/2-8)

This week started off pretty poorly.  I was very sick Sunday night and therefore decided to take Monday off to recover.  It was a pretty lazy day.  Tuesday and Wednesday were pretty standard weekdays: sweep team, meals, homework assistance, and English classes.  Both days after dinner the section also played soccer in the multi-canchas.  Wednesday our volunteer meeting included cake as an part of the extended birthday marathon from the previous weekend.

Thursday was a late night.  Yes, it was Cinco de Mayo and in celebration the kids were given Friday off from school.  Because of no school the next day, several games were held for the house at the multi-canchas.  I was asked to play in one, encargadas versus secundaria girls.  It was fun and I was happy for the chance to play.  Friday with no school felt more like Saturday.  We did some of our typical weekend activities: lice removal, fruit hunting, and TV.  Saturday, same thing, with the addition of chores, soccer, and reading.

Father Philip was out of town again which meant the house attended mass in the pueblo.  Primaria took the trek on Sunday for noon mass. 

Walking to mass.  There are so many kids, we basically take over the streets on our way over.  I kept trying to accurately capture the effect, but never could quite get it.  These photos will have to serve.

The rest of the day was more soccer.  I was also able to call home and Skype with Mom and Dad for Mother's Day and Mom opened her present with me over the call.  It felt strange to be so far away, but nice to be able to participate in at least some small way.