Moving right along, trying to get caught up on my belated
blog posts. Our good friends, Jason and Carrie have a 1 year old son, Luke, and
we threw him a 1st birthday bash in April. I am so blessed to have
been a part of his first year of life. His parents are true inspirations to me,
and I am inspired by their sense of adventure and free spirits. Luckily, Jason
is from WA originally so I know I will stay in touch with them. I am so
grateful for their friendship this past year. See photos below of the Smurf piñata
that one of our fellow Guatemalan teachers brought to the fiesta.
The Smirf is bigger than Luke himself
Nancy, Pin, and Lucia serving up the ice-cream
Carrie, Jason and Luke....diving into his first cupcake!
Our friends, Will with the crew of kids (Sierra, Abra, Ezra and Zoe)
Before spring break, we had a school wide soccer tournament.
I had not noticed how tranquil the students have learned to be in a classroom setting until
I see their competitive, aggressive sides on the soccer field. Yes, soccer is a
popular sport in the states, but saying it’s a big deal here is less than
accurate….IT IS LIFE! Our students were basically just scrimmaging with another
school, for a fun day of soccer…but parents that live up to an hour away, or
across the lake, made the trek to see their 5 year old kick the soccer ball
around. I couldn’t help but laugh at the
intense moms and dads, coaching their 6 year olds through the fence. Soccer is
not just a game, my friends, it is a sense of status and worth in this country.
My boys looking all intimidating and coach Profe Angel.
It takes a village...
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