Spring Cleaning

You know what’s a good idea: four 5th graders with machetes. Today was school beautification day. The Director told a bunch of boys to go back to their houses and bring back their Dad’s knives. They did not return empty handed. Some trees were chopped, some weeds were pulled and no one sustained any serious injuries. Overall, it was a pretty good day. I felt kind of helpless a lot of the time because every time I would start to do something on my own, someone would take the shovel or direct me to some unattended pile of dirt without instruction. Eventually I just phased myself out of the process and sat with the boys who are building houses. I was reminded of my youth and Lathan family yard work on the weekends. My Spanish is not improving this week, but I don’t really know why, I just haven’t learned much. I have probably just been overwhelmed with the start of classes, but still, I prefer the feeling of constant improvement. That’s all for now, Over and Out.