thank God for families here that ask me over for dinner! i love to cook for myself...but i enjoy being asked over too...bc the moms here are great cooks! This week was a long but short 4 day school week...I am exhausted...and need to catch up on some major zzzz's!

tomorrow at 5 am I am off to Quito with 3 other ladies here...I am going to get my haircut there...by a lady who used to live in Chicago...and she speaks English..so that should be fun! I am looking forward to a relaxing weekend...only to await me with a classroom with work to be done...oh well...i am enjoying it though..even though it is really different to teach with someone else in the room...i need to get over it and just be myself!

the kids are so great though..they really make my laugh :) today i got a letter from erica and some printer cartridges from my grandparents! thank you very much! its great to get mail and packages..you can send small ones here no problem :)

hope all is well! keepin on keepin on here in shell!