My first day in the special needs school

Today I went to the special needs school and was able to do some physical therapy.  It was a really nice day.  I worked with a therapist named Diego.  He works with the children in the morning and in a clinic for sports medicine in the evening.  He was very patient with my Spanish and he spoke slowly for me so I could understand.  He does not speak English, but we were able to talk all day so I guess I am getting a little better at Spanish.  I was very pleased to see how the school is run because they really care for the kids and adults that are there and treat them respectfully.  The lunch experience was very calm and not rushed which I really liked too.   The PT area has a lot of really nice equipment like a treadmill. stationary bike, BOSU, whirlpool, steps, trampoline and even a therapy suit and the cage with pulleys for it.  No clinic I have worked in has had the cage before.  I will be doing hippotherapy with the children also once a month, which will be a lot of fun.  I met another volunteer this morning who is from Denmark.  Her name is Anya.  I will be working with her for nine weeks.  She is very sweet, but knows very little Spanish.  I was able to translate some for her today which made me feel good about my Spanish skills.  We will be walking to the school together which will make the walk go by faster.

While I worked, Matt took the kids to the mall and the supermarket and got some snack foods.  He said riding the bus is getting so much easier now that we have done it so many times.  I guess we are settling in.  After working, I was able to have lunch while Matt and Lucas worked on school work.  Lucas is doing very well with his school work and learning a lot.  I even heard him playing with action figures and saying"Muy bien!"  He has also taken to playing paper football and we play every day pretty much.  Today it did not rain in the afternoon or evening so we went out to the courtyard and played soccer all together and then took a short walk.  It was a very relaxed and peaceful day.

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