Live and Direct from the Campo

the coffee beans growing in our backyard are almost ready for the pickin

teacher Julie leaves on Monday :(

met two new Irish friends backpacking though, 
learned a new card game and had lots of laughs. 
Safe travels Rob and Jenni!

hung up shelves, (re)painted the bathroom, 
scrubbed the mold off the WC door, 
rehung bathing area

freshly machete cut lawn

exchange of sugar cane and tamales with neighborhood boys 
bringing us yet another step closer to being integrated into community

bird watching: 
blue, orange, and yellow birds 
also some woodpeckers 
and funny haired birds are migrating through. 
(official species names NOT to follow)

finally whipped up my famous guac
 and bought a case of Pilsener off the beer truck. 
Somehow buying it at wholesale made it taste better. 

sent off some postcards and letters 

skyping and chatting with many friends this past week as the internet is back up

frog attack! 
that story will have to wait 
until I get the picture of the perp on my computer

watched a beautiful sunset 
on the back of a pickup truck 
on the way back from a visit to host family's place. 
a belly full of bean and cheese pupusas, 
light rain and a smile on my face. 

a cup of sweet coffee with abuela in her artisan store. 
She only goes by "abuela" in the entire pueblo. 
no first name. 
no last name. 
just. abuela.

the last day of high school let out 
and all the kids were swarming the street 
with permanent markers and white t's 
signing memories onto the blank canvas

Current Status: listening to some sweet bird calls, 

not gallo b.s. more planet earth bird of paradise stylie