It has been a busy day, so I will use some bullet points to keep it short...
- I got up at 7:15 and went up and knocked on Sandy's apartment door for ten minutes before she let me in and fed me cornflakes with milk and gave me a banana. She is leaving today for San Pedro, so I won't see her until tomorrow at lunch time.
- Today is the Day of the Teacher in Guatemala. I brought Carolina some chocolate as a gift.
- I had class 8-1, as usual. We talked about Andrea and more about healthcare. I learned some new vocab words like IV, catheter, stitches, and staples. Olga came to work, so during the break I used the internet, but I had a terrible keyboard and the spacebar didn't work so I only replied to a few people using a minimum of words and I put periods in between the words (which is what I did in kindergarten!) since I couldn't use the spacebar.
- After school, I went home and packed what I needed for the afternoon. I ate some dried fruit, a banana, and my sheca con frijol. I stopped by XelaPan and bought some more bread and gave a roll to a woman begging outside.
- Walked halfway to the hospital and stopped and got a dulce de leche ice cream cone. It was kind of disappointing because the flavor was very mild. It almost tasted like vanilla!
- I got to the hospital at 2. Holly was there, too. Andrea seemed to be doing much better. She was in less pain and her IV was out. She is supposed to walk a lot. We walked around the hospital 3-4 times while I was there. She has to go very slowly because it hurts her. Holly left around 3:30, I think. Andrea and I chatted and I helped her with her soup, jello, and water throughout the afternoon. In between helping her get in and out of bed, walking around the hospital, and eating, it was a busy afternoon. Andrea's mom also called and I talked to her for a while and Andrea talked to her for a bit. She is coming tomorrow instead of Andrea's dad. After getting Andrea settled into bed for a rest, I left around 6:30.
- Went to Holly's to use Andrea's computer to call Andrea's mom's ride in Guatemala City, but I didn't have her flight info, so I called Andrea's mom and she actually has a friend of a friend who is going to pick her up at the airport and drive her 4 hours to the hospital!
- Went to the grocery store and bought some food for tonight and breakfast tomorrow and also a gallon of water. I bought an ear of corn on the cob from a woman selling it near the park. It was the best thing I've eaten here with the exception of the shecas con frijol!
- Called Andrea's mom to give her the address of the hospital.
- Called my mom and talked for an hour.
- Realized why my room is noisy and freezing... there is a gap of at least a half inch between my window panes. It makes it quite drafty in here. There is a soccer game between Mexico and the U.S. tonight and it is loud outside. There is also a bar blasting music on speakers outside. I am not sure I will be able to sleep.
- I really need to take a shower, but it is so cold that I think I might wait until the morning, even though I know I will regret that decision tomorrow.
- I am meeting Ryan (a new friend of Andrea's) to try out a new church tomorrow!
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