Chauuuuu!!

So after preparing all the goodie bags for the boys, it was time to pass them out and say my goodbyes..

I went to the home and was greeted by some new faces…

The home had just got 2 new pups on my last day!  Perfectly timed!

Loving life with the new puppies.

Cristina asked for a picture with me and the puppies.  This is what I got…

I’d like to reiterate again, this was requested, not forced.

Then the time came for the pièce de résistance…

PRESENT TIME!!

Getting pretty pumpedddd

Loving the stickers

….and so enthralled by this pen.  “Tio Mateo…ooooh….this a pen of maaaaaaany colours”   That it is.

The best part for me… the sunglasses

And the worst part… the goodbyes

It was so sad to leave again, knowing that the majority of these boys will leave the home before the year is out so I may never see them again.  But I am so thankful that God made it possible for me to go back out there, to be able to spend time with them again and share the blessings I received from so many people back home.

Thank you all for the blessing you have been to these boys, they really appreciated everything they received and I can honestly say they definitely deserve it! (Though I might be a bit biased!)

Hasta luego!!!

Back to School

Since the boys have just finished their summer holidays and are starting back to the new school year, I decided that the best thing to do with the hugely generous donations I received was to buy the boys their school supplies.  But not just any school supplies….

Only the most pumping school supplies you have ever seen!  None of the normal school supply shops had any exciting pens, pencils, sharpeners etc so we had the joy of moving our searching to La Cancha, the downtown market, and the largest open air market in South America!  We knew they would be in there somewhere, and after 3 hours we were done. Phew.

We were sponsored by Ben 10.

We made up bags for each boy, with a pencil case full of pens and pencils, a ruler, exercise books, sharpeners, colouring pencils and of course the essential school supplies – balloons, dinosaurs and insect toys…

Big thanks to Mauge, as always, for all her help!

Good to go, let’s hope they like it!

FELIIIIZ CARNAVAAAL!!

In Bolivia,  the carnival season is a big deal.  When my parents were here they got to experience all the joys of carnival when, for about 2 months before it starts, the streets of the city become a war zone.  On every corner there are women selling bags full of pre-filled water balloons and the supermarkets stock up on water pistols and spray foam.  Let’s just say it’s not the time to be breaking out any new clothes.  Anywhere you go you could get hit at any time.  I was a big fan.

Unfortunately this year I was there a bit early for carnival, but Mauge made sure I didn’t miss out!

Your average language school director…

Muchas gracias.

But I came prepared

HAAAAAA

After we had our fun, it was time to turn our attention on to someone a bit more deserving of some carnival “blessing”…

eat it sielbeck.

you can run…

…but you can’t hide.

HAPPY CARNIVAL!!!