Schedule

Sometimes people ask me what I do down here.  Obviously for the most part I just sit around all day but this past week I’ve actually been on the productive side so I’ll write about that and then you can have a completely skewed perspective of what I do.  I’ll start with last Thursday and leave out reading, taking showers, brushing teeth, and such.

Thursday:  Wake up sick.   Call Amanda to get the names of the schools that are reached by our library.  Give list of names to Lori to type.  Go to bookstore.  Spend $400 out of $5000 on new library books.  Go home.  Take nap.  Walk to library.  Get picked up and driven the rest of the way.   Open library.  Check out books.  Ride home on motorcycle.  Make enchiladas for dinner. Set alarm to sleep while oven is preheating and again while cooking.  Have dinner with two roommates.  Watch a movie.  Go to sleep.

Friday:  Wake up early again.  Go to NCA at 8:30 to help organize and price books for Book Fair.  Come home.  Eat lunch. Change.  Walk to library.  Walk home.   Talk to roommates.  Take a nap.  Wake up.  Finish setting up for party.  Have Mexican Taco party. 

Saturday:  Sleep late.  Bake a cake for church on Sunday.  Clean leaves off of pool.  Go Swimming.  Friend comes over.  Go to coffee to work on computer. Go to American church’s Bunco night.

Sunday:  Church.  Lunch.  Nap.  Dinner and closing Olympic ceremonies at old apartment.

Monday:  Help Michelle with her school for kids with disabilities.  Plan on working at library but take four-hour nap instead.  Take dog to vet.  Eat dinner.  Help Lori pack for the States.  Watch “West Wing.”  Go to bed.

Tuesday:  Teach English using colored chalk.  Come home.  Eat lunch.  Work at library.  Have a visit from a snake.  Come home.  Cut fabric for new library curtains.   Eat dinner.  Start sewing curtains.  Watch movie.  Go to bed.

Wednesday:  Sleep in.  Finish Curtains.  Talk to sister on phone.  Go to lunch.  Go to library.  Come home.  Bible Study.  Watch “Everybody Loves Raymond.”  Go to bed.

Thursday:  Wake up.  Go to grocery store.  Look at possible hotel for my mom and crew to stay.  Have maid cut pineapple.  Write E-mail. TBD.

 

Greetings from Nicaragua

It has been quite a while since my last update and I’m not sure how to get back into the groove of things.
N – This week the beginning of the first NORMAL week I’ve had since, I don’t know, the beginning of June. I am settled into my new room and am not planning on leaving anytime soon. I spent a solid four hours organizing things at the library today and there were no people helping.
I – We finally INVESTED the $2000 to get more books for the library. This week a few of us are going to the bookstore to start the shopping process. I’ve been realizing that our selection is skewed towards younger kids and then pretty much drops off once we hit chapter books. Give or take six copies of Charlotte’s Web.
C – On Saturday night Lori and I went to the CIRCUS. It is visiting here from Guatamala and a lot more professional than I was expecting but still no Cirque Du Soleil.
A – The end of July beginning of August Jeff Bishop was here visiting. That was quite an ADVENTURE. I could say more but I won’t.
R – Don’t worry I’ve still been READING a ton. I just got a new bookshelf yesterday for my room and it is packed full of books. I’ve been reading more than normal since my new house doesn’t have cable, so I’m probably at two or three books a week.
A – Last week for a few days I went to Los Angeles for a wedding and family time. I had a really good trip but it made me not want to come back here. I just got back last Tuesday and now I am feeling more ADJUSTED but still want to sleep until 11 every day. It isn’t that I don’t like living here but most things are much more convenient in the States, and I kind of miss that.
G – I’m still teaching English one day a week. That is another thing that will go back to my normal schedule starting tomorrow. I think we are going to review the colors and do an activity involving chalk. I still need to put in the extra effort to make the difficulty levels different for the different GRADES, maybe with questions and answers and grammar with the older kids.
U - I really don’t want to fill this with USELESS information but I really can’t think of anything to say.
A – I hope you have an AMAZING week.