Cleaning the paint out of my hair!

Hi everyone!!!

I am so happy to finally be able to blog... so much has happened in the past few days and the internet has been down or really slow. Today I had to say goodbye to my dear friend, Ana. We became really close over the past few days, and stayed up until usually one or two in the morning talking outside... while enjoying the stars... the same stars all of you are looking at. Ana was a student here, but is now graduating... so today she packed and left.

We have been working on the shower and bathroom stalls. Today I painted more than one shower stall by myself. It took a lot of time, and I had paint splattered all over my arms, and you don't even want to know what my shirt looked like. My favorite is the drop of white paint on my eyelash... which I can't get out. The bathrooms are coming along well though.

I have been using lots of spanish, and playing soccer. There are three particular little boys that come everyday to play soccer with me. They make me laugh a lot... and they are really good.

Yesterday I went to a nearby river to swim. It was amazing. It sort of reminded me of Michigan. Except for the crocodiles swimming nearby... just kidding of course. Tomorrow I am going to a village for the night. I'm sure what we are doing there... just visiting maybe. It is really traditional and men and women don't associate much with eachother... which should be a new experience. For now, enjoy the pictures... much love from Chiapas.