July 11, 2008

Today I had Spanish class, but Cissa let us out at noon so that we could work on some of the work that is due Wednesday. Margaret (who is around 60) is really stressed about all the assignments and Lauren (32?) just thinks they are stupid. I am the only one who doesn’t mind doing them. I think it has something to do with recently graduating and being accustomed to bullshit assignments.

I spent the afternoon doing one of the assignments. After I was done, I felt like being anti-social and spent the afternoon watching movies until Isabel, Juan, and Felipe demanded that I play with them. I took the kids to the park and we played games like ‘Red light, Green Light,’ the human knot, and a few others that I tweaked a bit. When we returned dinner was cooking. Guess what it was? Potatoes and fried meat! Surprise! I swear I almost cried when I realized that I would, once again, be eating a carb-filled meal.

During dinner time I realized that other people were receiving a salad. Now I know that lettuce is on my no-no list and the salad was probably not washed properly for me, but I was desperate for some veggies. I begged for some salad and then gobbled it up. It was only lettuce and tomatoes with a bit of oil and vinegar, but it tasted like heaven! Once I licked my plate clean of salad, I asked for more to emphasize the fact that I LIKE VEGETABLES!!! After dinner I also made a point of thanking Mama Inés for the salad and describing all the vegetables that I love. Hope that helps!