First day of health fairs

Today was our first day of conducting our health fairs.  We went to a small rural community outside of San Miguel.  It was really an eye-opening experience.  San Miguel is a such a wealthy town, and this poor community was just outside the city limits.  Apparently, there are a couple hundred small poor communities like this one surrounding San Miguel.  After about 10 minutes on main roads, we turned onto a gravel road that can barely be called a road.  We saw nearly no cars driving on it, and we were surrounded by desert and cactus with a few shacks.  It's difficult to describe it effectively without pictures (didn't bring my camera with me today).  Eventually we reached the school that had about 150 kids.  It was pretty overwhelming at first because they were all so eager for us to take their measurements.  We worked for 4 hours straight measuring their height, weight, hips, waist, and blood pressure and then counseling them on healthy practices. I was exhausted by the time we got back to San Miguel.  Next time we go to a community, I'll take pictures to share on here.

When we got home, I took a nice little nap then Jamie and I took a Spanish lesson from our own resident teacher, Joshua.  He's five years old and always eager for attention.  Here he is with Jamie, teaching her all the animal names.  He's fun to have around the house.  He's the grandson of Alex and Kelly, the couple that owns the place.  He lives here too.

After our little Spanish lesson, we went for a walk around our neighborhood, and I took some pictures.  The first is of Will, Renee, and Jamie outside of our new home.  The patio on the second floor opens to our bedroom.

The rest are just a few pictures I wanted to share of our neighborhood.