August 2006

Here are some pictures from Griselda’s Quinceñera. She had her princess dress and all the trimmings. She looked beautiful. The cool thing about Gris is that her heart is as beautiful as her face. She loves others and the Lord with such sincerity and humility. It was a fun, honoring, and exhausting event. Here she is pictured with her damas Erika, Dayana and Martha and Beto, her escort. 2nd Picture: This is Opal (Gator and Deanna’s daughter) with her kids Roberto and Dayana. She is our hilarious and amazing cook and has become a good friend.

This is Came and her daughter Abril. To the right is Mundo her husband. Mundo is a fellow teacher, and they are my soon to be neighbors. They are both crazy, God-loving, and musical. We are so excited to get moved in and be neighbors. With Mundo in the picture is Andrew, the boys dorm supervisor.


Now what you’ve all been waiting to see….and what we’ve been so vigorously working toward….THE CLASSROOM!
We postponed school for a week to finish the construction and worked right up until the last minute to finish up. I began setting it up at 2:00 pm the day before school started and worked until 11:00! As I dig through my boxes, I have slowly been adding onto it and adjusting my materials to work for my classroom.

The kids love it. To be honest, so do I. I loved how the kids complained of freezing to death and getting sick with the thermostat set on 80. hehe.
The blue shelves hold the “library.” The kids think that’s pretty cool, except most of the books are in English. Soon they will be reading them, Lord willing.

Mundo took this of me after doing construction. I do not dress like this for school. As a matter of fact we have to wear dresses, below the knee.


This is the first day opening ceremony. Friends and family came to bless the school and celebrate its opening.
Right: Students in pledging formation. The director Rodolfo is to the right.