One week down

Well the first week is done!  It was only four days, but long enough for a first week.  Matt missed his taxi back to Quito today, so he is going to enjoy pizza with friends.  I have to say I am a little jealous because pizza sounds great.  The kids and I had a good meal too though at the host family's house.  They seem to be adjusting well to the food here.  They have been asking for seconds many time which is unusual.  They must be working up an appetite.

Today we helped in the bigger kids room and I think my kids enjoyed it a lot.  They were able to do some art projects, play soccer and sing some songs.  The idea of an art project is very different here.  They ripped paper instead of cutting it and worked on sharpening colored pencils, but they did not draw anything.  I also noticed that many of them do not even know how to hold a pencil to write.  It goes to show that children learn what they need to in order to survive in their environment like fine motor skills for laborious jobs, and other things take a back seat like reading and writing.  I know it is probably different in different parts of the city, but these kids are from a poor area and their parents may not even know how to read and write themselves. I feel so blessed then to come home and work on reading, math and writing with Lucas.  I have been shown truly how privileged we are in all aspects of our lives this week.  Let's hope and pray for another amazing week.