Host family day

During our host family day we were suppose to go to the beach with a family friend that was going to be our chauffeur but Ai and I just really wanted to relax for the day but that didn't happen. I made the mistake and told my host mom that I collected spoons and we spent all day driving around trying to find one even though I told her it was okay if we didn't find one. We also went out to eat in a restaurant that we took the Casa Valentina kids to and the kids spent most of the time feeding the geese tortillas. The kids in the pictures are the grandchildren of my host parents... they were adorable and tons of fun. And the other lady in the background was the maid/cook/nanny.

Family friend.



Ai (Japan) helping tear the tortillas.


This is what he did best that day.
Host mom.

out and about!

Out in the club in Culican.... I went out with my host cousin and her friends... it was a blast!

Elizabeth (Chicago) ane me.
Gijs (Netherlands) and me. Miguel (Arizona) and me.
Aoife (Ireland) and me... she is the education intern.

Seung-Beom (S. Korea) and Josh (US)
Sarah (Germany), Joris (Belgium) and me.
Sarah (Germany), me, Miguel (AZ), Joris (Belgium), Cheryssa (New Jersey), Elizabeth (Il) and Javier (US)
The mariachi that played at bar close to get people out.
Dave (CO) and me... admissions intern.

Me and my host cousins friends.
host cousin, her friends and me and Ai (Japan), my roommate.
Ai (Japan), my roommate and me.
Ai was tooo tired to make it home at bar close.

regional learning.... zip lining

In Culican for regional learning we spent some time in a park and ended up being able to go zip lining over one of the three rivers in the city.... loads of fun!

Getting hooked up.
There I go.

Seung-Beom (South Korea), my language buddy.
Jackie (CO).
Elizabeth (Il), Meron (Ethiopia) and Laura B (Arizona)
Lovisa (Sweden), Savannah (CO), Arnab (Bangladesh), Gwen (Switzerland) and Anika (Germany)
Arnab (Bangladesh), Gwen (Switzerland), Frederik (Netherlands) and Seung-Beom (S. Korea)

CI#2.... at the restaurant

Day 2 of CI with the children from Casa Valentina :P... this day we went to a organic restaurante and while there we viewed all the animals they had there, made cheese and made bread. It was loads of fun and it is so awesome seeing those children smile!

There mission:
Vision:
Chihiro (Japan)
Jenny (Texas) and Barbara
Playing with a baby turtle we found in a puddle.
This little boy was amazing at catching tiny butterflies.
Milou (Netherlands) tetter tottering with a young girl that was blinded by her tumor.


Anika (Germany) and the kids playing with a much bigger turtle they found.

Washing hands :).
Making cheese!

Humberto and me.

Barbara and me ;).
Relaxing.
Jenny(Texas) hanging out.

Maggie (Conneticuit)

Anika (Germany)

Beautiful bread we formed and ate.... delicious!