This is my family---left to right---Sophie, 11, Senora Sondra, Diego, 14
Dad was out looking for work when this was taken.

Note to self, things I must try to remember:

1. They don´t have pooper scoopers here (must keep eyes moving up and down as I walk)
2. Being just one letter, or one inflection, off can turn a perfectly fine word into something inappropriate (luckily no one has taken offense, yet)
3. Toilet paper goes in the wastebasket here---NOT in the toilet ( you know, after 50 some years of doing it our way this has been a hard habit to break)

Last night there was a power outage in the whole town for most of the evening. It began when I was in an indoor market set in the ruins of an already dark church---I´m quickly developing many mantras to get me through a variety of experiences. Oh...bats visit my little terrace every night---have to find out what they eat and make friends---I can use all the friends I can get, as I´m incredibly homesick. You know how easy it is to make me cry? Well, just the mention of my family gets me going. 4th note to self---must toughen up! Hast luego, todos. Only one more day before I begin my real work---woohoo.