I woke up this morning somewhat late but got the much needed rest I was lacking. I feel a hundred times better and am quite sure I have kicked the sickness.
It rained hard and almost all day so no work was accomplished. Other than running around town with Ephrian to do errands and some cleaning, most of my time was spent playing cards or chatting with the Madres. Fun did commence once the sun set.
I got the go ahead from the Madres for the fireworks. It was so much fun I can´t even explain it. I had hoped I had Peggy´s video camera but I think I left it in her truck this past weekend. Its the only way the story could be told. All the girls had a blast and it was no different for me. It really made me think about when I was a kid and out at the lake doing fireworks. Just seeing their eyes light up when something happened that wasn´t expected or when someone got a little too close - priceless fun.
Afterwards the older girls stayed up and a water balloon war broke out. It lasted some time and I´m not too sure Madre Heno was happy about it. The girls were - they had a blast. Tomorrow should be a blast picking all the trash up from the night.
Now its showers and bedtime. Very simple day for sure, but I think it was needed. I hope the rain will stop and give us some time to work. It´s starting to worry me that we may not have time to finish this thing before heading back.
I hope everyone had a fun and safe fourth, I expect to hear stories. Buenas.
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Day 19
Today was interesting in many aspects. Hopefully that will come through in this attempt.
It all started off with mass again at the neighborhood church. During vacation from school, the girls attend mass every day at 8am. I felt aches in every muscle again, and was getting very skeptical as to whether or not I was ever going to get better. The long walk there and back did not help with the problem.
Afterwards Chris and I made a trek over to the US to retrieve necessary paperwork for crossing materials that we had left on accident. Afterwards we went to the mall to walk around in rememberance of our past life as Americans. It was less than as fulfilling as I had hoped it would be. We also went to the post office to check the PO Box the Madres have for collecting donations and help from the US. All in all it was nice to be back to nice roads and easy living, but I started to miss Mexico minutes after crossing over.
Texas A&M International University is located in Laredo. I was curious so I toured the campus before heading back. It was incredibly interesting. The buildings were very nice, the campus was quite large, and deer grazed on campus like squirrels do in College Station. I´m not sure exactly why, but being there made me feel really good on the inside. I guess it says something for the Aggie spirit. I was somewhere so different and relatively far away, yet still felt like I was at home with the maroon and white, the Texas A&M insignia, and the Block T stickers everywhere.
After the quick tour we stopped by for fireworks for the girls tomorrow. Even though I´ll be out of country, I´ll still be celebrating July 4th. Hopefully anyways - we will need to get permission from the Madres first.
Crossing back was no problem and returning to the orphanage was nice. I worked on the gazebo until the rain came, showered, and passed out.
Tomorrow will be fun, and I WILL be well.
It all started off with mass again at the neighborhood church. During vacation from school, the girls attend mass every day at 8am. I felt aches in every muscle again, and was getting very skeptical as to whether or not I was ever going to get better. The long walk there and back did not help with the problem.
Afterwards Chris and I made a trek over to the US to retrieve necessary paperwork for crossing materials that we had left on accident. Afterwards we went to the mall to walk around in rememberance of our past life as Americans. It was less than as fulfilling as I had hoped it would be. We also went to the post office to check the PO Box the Madres have for collecting donations and help from the US. All in all it was nice to be back to nice roads and easy living, but I started to miss Mexico minutes after crossing over.
Texas A&M International University is located in Laredo. I was curious so I toured the campus before heading back. It was incredibly interesting. The buildings were very nice, the campus was quite large, and deer grazed on campus like squirrels do in College Station. I´m not sure exactly why, but being there made me feel really good on the inside. I guess it says something for the Aggie spirit. I was somewhere so different and relatively far away, yet still felt like I was at home with the maroon and white, the Texas A&M insignia, and the Block T stickers everywhere.
After the quick tour we stopped by for fireworks for the girls tomorrow. Even though I´ll be out of country, I´ll still be celebrating July 4th. Hopefully anyways - we will need to get permission from the Madres first.
Crossing back was no problem and returning to the orphanage was nice. I worked on the gazebo until the rain came, showered, and passed out.
Tomorrow will be fun, and I WILL be well.
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