A typical day

I lost my camera in March, but the other day I finally got my new one, so I promise to post more frequently now! Here was my day today:

I almost always have mornings free, and this morning I spent reading my camera user's manual (hope you're proud, Mom) and taking pictures out my 

kitchen window - these are decorations to celebrate the new paved street that was installed in my town, although for some reason they only paved the
~1/4 mile stretch of road that is right in front of my house.

In the afternoon, I had classes in the school in my town. These 7th-graders are doing a leadership activity - the boy has to guess which one of the girls
is leading the others in doing different actions/motions, with the teacher (in the black  sweater) supervising. Then they did a brainstorm on characteristics
of leaders, and discussed if and how young people could be leaders in their communities.

Also, two statements that were made by students in different classes today that were met with the same response: first, "The president of Guatemala is a leader because he is honest and responsible." Second: "If we skipped school to go drink beer by the river, the police might catch us and we might get in trouble." The response from the rest of the students to both of these statements? "BWAHAHAHAHAHA!! THAT'S A GOOD ONE!" So, that should tell you something(s) about Guatemala!