Pictures from the city!

Here are some pictures from the house in the city!

The view from our rooftop! Hello, Guatemala City!
What we wake up to every day. Harol, Cristian, and Samuel... hiding under my blanket. Somehow it is now okay for them to just walk into our room now. We haven't decided if that's good or bad...
Harol, Cristian, Vivi, and Sara.... being absolutely adorable on the swings. We love our job.
Beth has developed a special skill- defying gravity. sorry about that.... tilt your head to the side. Beth with Cristian(the little one) and Sebastian
Me.... getting attacked. You know, the usual.
Hello again!

Beth and I are having a WONDERFUL time in the city- better than we could have ever hoped for. Life is certainly interesting and looks quite different than our friends' days here at Casa Bernabe, but we wouldn't have it any other way. The kids are incredible. Living in a house with them has created such an amazing relationship, and we're already realizing how completely heartbreaking it will be to leave. Going out into the city- which happens a few times everyday- proves more and more interesting as the days go on. For example, a few days ago I was walking the kids home from school with one of the women from the house, and 2 people passed me. When they passed they stared at me, but let's be honest- everyone stares at me. I'm a foot taller than anyone here and Beth and I are the only white people in miles(we haven't seen any others yet). A few seconds after they passed me I heard them shouting, "Mira! Mira!"(Look! Look!) and coming towards me. When they caught up they started speaking very quickly in Spanish. When it was clear I was entirely overwhelmed, Amanda(my wonderful Guatemalan friend) stepped in. Eventually they left and we continued to the house. I later asked Amanda what they were talking about. Apparently, I was mistaken for a famous pro basketball player. I should have just gone with it.

When we go to the park all kinds of kids run up to us and start practicing the English they learned at school. Last time we went a kid walked up to Beth and said, "Good morning!"...... it was 6pm. We even did a kid's English homework for him last week- it was absolutely ridiculous. 12 pages of horrible grammar- apparently subject-verb agreement doesn't matter anymore.

We're at Casa Bernabe for the weekend, which is a much needed break after 3 weeks! It's been fun hearing English spoken, eating Oreos and Peanut Butter(what we have dreamt about for 2 weeks) and seeing our beautiful team again!

Facts:

1. A drunk man sleeps directly outside of our house everyday. The kids are frightened of him, which I assume is for good reason.

2. Fransisco(the house dad) parks his car in the living room every night. Beth went downstairs one night to discover the furniture moved and a car in its place.

3. Whoever thought that having roosters as pets in the city should be arrested.

4. There WAS, in fact, an earthquake last week. I'm not crazy.

5. Beans are delicious. Annnnnd Atol and pan dolce are the best combo ever.

6. Laughing children make the cutest sounds.

7. Guatemalans get sunburned. WHAT?!?!

Love,

Beth and Morgan