Hello again!
We have been enjoying some down time and siestas the past couple days. I may be renewing my obsession with making friendship bracelets. It sounds like we are not starting clinical yet tomorrow, but are going to visit a local high school. Here's a bit about our last couple days-
Sunday 6/24-
On Sundays we get to sleep in until breakfast at 9, which was great. We went to mass at San Jacinto (a village a short way from the parish), and then had lunch with some of the people there. There was a celebration going on for the farmers, so we joined in on that.
Sunday night we had a birthday fiesta for our "family's" mom Erica. The CON at Marquette sponsors a family (money that goes towards getting them healthy food). Erica and her husband have three children: Christian, Kiara, & Jessica (named after a student that was here a couple years ago). We played some games and ate some pizza and cake. La familia is pictured below in their new Marquette gear.

Today (6/25) we started the day with a tour of another hospital. This one was through a university, so the students there have access to free medical and dental care there. The hospital was brand new (and air conditioned!), but did not have all the necessary equipment to be fully up and running yet.

Left: cardio echo at the hospital

Right: dental area, they have a dentist & hygienist

Both groups of students with our tour guides

This afternoon we met with the women's group at the parish. We led a group about exercise and talked with the ladies. For exercise, we did la macarena y la baila de pollo (chicken dance). Very fun! I'm looking forward to spending more time with the women, they were very happy we were there and seem open to working with us.

We kind of feel like celebrities... people take our picture wherever we go (hospital staff when we're touring, at the supermercado, etc.). It's very strange. Literally we walk through the grocery store and people start snapping some. I am thrilled that they want to interact with us though!

I hope all is well in the U.S.!

-Esperanza

P.S. anyone who posts stuff about The Bachelorette/PLL on facebook may be defriended promptly ;) Once internet is freed up a little I will upload more fotos on FB.