Tuesday, June 23, 2009

San Miguel Diaries

Today, we started with a great breakfast. Pancakes, eggs, and bacon seem to be the most popular dishes, but some Mexican foods like huevos rancheros and huevos mexicanos are also enjoyed. We then left for school at the Centro Bilingüe. Today we had classes for two hours followed by a long visit through most of San Miguel’s markets. We looked at and bought a variety of local toys and gifts, including ceramics, slingshots, post cards, and jewelry. The afternoon was relaxing and we played cards. Then we went to the orphanage, Casa Ayuda. The kids there were really nice and we got along with them easily. We played soccer until it started raining so we went inside. We played a lot of games inside such as go fish, pickup sticks, and a Spanish board game. It stopped raining and the soccer game resumed. We played and after a while we had to leave. But before leaving we left our friends a collection of money we saved to donate. We arrived at Casa Carmen and we relaxed for a little bit more. Dinner was at the Mansión del Bosque restaurant next to the Benito Juarez Park. Everyone’s having a great time! Mañana vamos a tener un “rally” en el pueblo y cantar karaoke en español en un restaurante.
Malcolm Steinberg and Darian Matini

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