July 24/07

Today was a plesant and full day. In the morning, the health project prepared medicine to send to the people of a jungle community where medical test, the results, and treatments had been determined.

In the afternoon, I studied Spanish in a splash of sunlight in my family's court yard before going to class - my class was great. I think I had a mini break through with my spanish, as I was able to remember quite a few words that I had previously studied, and I was able to make use of some simple gramatical rules.

As Lindsay, Rudy, two other girls and I walked from class to Pizza Wasi for our group dinner, something worth recording happended. A motor taxi (which can normally only hold a max of about 3 people) passed by us carrying a family of about 6-7. Due to the excess weight of so many people, the motor taxi started to decend down the hill it was on, so we decided to push it up the hill so that it could function independently. One of the woman in the family got out and started to pusing, too, and had to make the rest of the way to her destination by foot, as the taxi continued on without her.

We had to wait forever for dinner at Pizza Wasi, and I wasn't feeling well while waiting or after I ate my meal. I did however, go to the Green House afterwards and my stomach was a bit more manageable. I stayed out pretty late listening and speaking in a combination of English. One of our Spanish teachers who came out with us had some interesting stories to tell us.