Friday, February 10, 2012

Wow I can't believe I haven't posted in a week! It's probably cause I've gotten really busy now! I'm now teaching three English classes. I'm teaching Gandhi and Jacobo, and they are my priority because they have to be able to pass the TOEFL test (its an English test for international students to get into united states colleges) and They are basically the reason that I am here because they have to be able to pass that test or they can't work at the academy anymore. I am also teaching Jeremi's assistant Marvin and his wife Amanda, who I went to Tepoztlan with a few weeks ago. Marvin speaks great English so he's really easy to teach, and Amanda is catching up really quickly.
 I also have started teaching a local Bishop's six year old son. Teaching him is probably my favorite thing to do. His name is Danny and he loves baseball. His English is very limited but I'm working with him a lot and I know I can get him speaking pretty good soon :) We have lessons from 2-3 on Tuesdays and Thursdays and they are paying me! I make 150 pesos a week which is just awesome! I mean that's less than $15 dollars but it is still money that I have while I'm down here. This next Tuesday I told him to bring his bat, ball and glove so we could play some ball and practice his baseball English. I think the baseball thing could turn into a regular thing! He is always full of energy and just lots of fun. I'll post a picture of him when he comes again next Tuesday and I hopefully have received my camera charger so that I can have my camera again!
So basically it has been raining for the last week. Not constantly the entire time but has rained at least twice every day, and a couple nights ago was an absolutely down pour! I've never seen so much rain before! It definitely doesn't rain like this back in Utah, but I'm also really liking it.
I had a chance to go to the Carnival last Thursday! It was really cool! They have a lot of the same rides that we have at Summerfest every year except there are NO fences around the rides! like you can literally walk right on to the Roller Coaster if you're not careful! the spinning teacup like ride you walk right up next to and it's just crazy! There were sooo many people and it was packed in like nothing else! but it was also really fun and cool to see the new culture!
So basically this is really turning into an awesome experience and it's just great to get to know everyone down here! There is another dance tonight too that I'm going to with the other members of the staff and I'm way excited! (sorry I forgot that I went to a dance last friday too! It's really really fun and I was dancing Bachata and Salsa and all these way fun Mexican dances! It's just like a stake dance back home but with all YSAs and everyone actual dances!)

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