Joseph

Started teaching English classes and 5 kids actually showed up! Usually nobody shows up - I was literally told to bring a book, ha! - so I felt like a proud Peace Corps volunteer! I can't say it was the easiest thing but I think my favorite student will be Joseph, because he's going to be the hardest to work with. He is EXTREMELY SHY - didn't speak the entire time, until the very end of class where he gave me his drawing quickly and whispered, "goodbye teacher." He had been listening all along. I genuinely didn't know if I was getting through to him. I love his little face so here it is, along with a couple other cuties.

Fernando

Baby boy Joseph!!!

Next week I get to start my house visits with the nurse and I'm excited to finally start really working! We will be going around from house to house in my community, asking to see the conditions of the houses and how the people live and I'll get to chose the most high-risk families for my Viviendas Saludables year-long class. It's all about teaching people about washing hands, how to clean the home, how to get safe water, nutrition, and at the end of the class I get to help build latrines for the families! This is the challenging work I've had anxiety about but I know, poco a poco (little by little), good things will happen. Wish me luck!