We got up at 6:45 and had cinnamon tea, papaya, and a tortilla with an egg and slice of ham cooked on it for breakfast. We went to Hermano Pedro and helped with the dishes. Then we painted some of the ladies's nails. Some of their hands are folded up into a fist so it made it difficult to paint the nails. We helped give a few of the oldest, most toothless ones bottles of special formula. The first lady I fed was really easy. The second was harder because Clara can't raise her head by herself. After that, it was time to take them to school. We wheeled them there and then did the usual activities with them. I met Juventino who is 80 years old. He told me his wife had died but his next wife is going to look like me. The he asked how old I am, and when I told him, he said that his next wife is going to be 28 but she is going to look 17 like me. Then he asked what my name was, and when I told him, he said that his next wife will be named Carolina. Then he said that there is a song with my name in it. I asked him to sing it for me and he told me he would sing it to me every night when we are married! I met a man named Oskar who is 55 years old. He lost his vision and one of his legs to diabetes. He lived on Fort Worth, TX for 29 years but had to return to Guatemsla because of his health. Before he left for the United States, he was put in jail by the police "for no reason" and then tortured. All of his family is dead so he lives T HP. His English is really good. I told Christiana that she needs o talk to him the next time they go to school. We took them back after activity time and folded clothes. Then we helped feed people lunch. I was confused because the nurse brought me a regular tray for Clar? I had only veen feeding her for one day, but all I had seen them give her was thick broth and formula. All the ladies around Clara started protesting that she could not eat that. The nurse said she could Nd ripped up tortilla to put in her soup. I was really.sure that the other ladies were right so I started feeding Clara just the broth o he soup. Before long, the nurse came over with Clara's special soup and told me to feed it to her. Christiana was told to feed Agustina and when she did not want to eat, several ladies including Gladis started shouting instructions. They said to put the tray out of her reach because whatever she doesn't want to eat, she'll throw on the floor. We finished feeding people and headed home. We had a few minutes before lunch to freshen up and talk with the other students.
Elvira had made breaded eggplant, tomatoes and cucumbers, mashed potatoes, and bananas with chocolate sauce on top for lunch. After lunch, I had to go to the post office because it is usually closed by the time I actually have time to go. I walked there quickly and took care of business. It was already late, so I had to run back to the house to grab my backpack and Christiana. We walked quickly to school. It was a good day at school. The time went quickly and I felt like it was worthwhile practice. After class, I quickly checked my email and then we headed home. I did my homework before dinner and put on more clothes. It has been colder here than I remember, at least lately. I have been freezing at dinner in a jacket and also at school because we have classes in a beautiful yet shady garden. I learned an important word in class today: friolenta. It means a person like me (or Tammy) who is cold all the time.
For dinner we had chilaquiles which are hard to explain and time-consuming to make. The ingredients of the ones we ate we're green beans, a green leaf that is a relative of spinach, tortilla and cheese, egg, and flour. This was covered in a special chicken broth. We also had bread.
After dinner we ate snacks, got ready for bed, and talked for many hours. We finally went to bed around
11:30.
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