new schedule stuff

Right now I can hear the Grupo 5 music going on downstairs. The girls have exercise from 5:00pm until dinnertime every day. Everyone is on vacation which means the schedule is a lot more chill. I am happy to say I am no longer on night shift as of a week and a half ago. Instead I work from 8:00am-4:30pm. From 8:00am-1:00pm I am either helping out in the kitchen, or accompanying a group of girls on their fieldtrips. After lunch I teach English, music, and computer from 2:00-4:30pm. So I´m enjoying the chance to get a little more creative in what I´m doing. I LOVE working in the kitchen. The cook is a firecracker. I´ve been learning quechua and the kitchen has been a great place to practice pronunciation. Since the girls are on vacation, they get to go to different workshops outside of the Hogar. So I´ve been accompanying a group of girls to the pool a couple of times a week for swim lessons. It´s been fun to get to interact with them outside of the Hogar. It´s also made for some nice downtime to read and whatnot while I´m waiting for their class to get out. I usually get home between 5:30 and 6:00pm. Around 7:00pm, a friend comes over for a couple hours so that I can teach him English. He´s studying law and going for his Masters so he asked if I could help him learn English for one his classes. By the time our English sessions are finished, I´m pretty tired and ready to hit the hay.

In other news, Hna. Norma (the director of the girls´ home) decided that all of the staff is going to have matching uniforms...suits. I´ve been fitted for a brown and pink suit. yup...tasi in a suit...a pink suit...watch out world.