success!!

well, i am down the street using the internet because casa hogars internet isnt working.
so the interns did not have to do the hint hunt when we first arrived but aaron was bent on us doing something. so we created out own. the four of us boarded a bus yesterday. i like the buses... they dont requiire talking. we almost missed our stop for walmart. as we frantically look us and see walmart almost passing us by as we are say oh, theres walmart, our bus driver was nice enough to make a quick stop and let us out. then, julia and i walked to startbucks to meet someone. nice cool, airconditioned, comfortable seats, starbucks. the other girls took the bus to the mall. now came the big test for julia and i . after starbucks we had to take a taxi. and since neither of us really feel comfortable speaking this was going to be interesting. we got a cab, gave directions (yes, rachel did give directions, thank you) and WE GOT TO CASA HOGAR!!! yayyyyyy. praise the lord.
you have to understand two things about acapulco/the spanish language that i love. 1. there is one major road in acapulco and anything we and everywhere we need to go is on that road. this means wonderful things for me. getting lost is not as likely.
2. spanish is spelled the way is sounds... why cant all lanugages be this way.
anyway, i am enjoying talking to the older kids, especially jesus and lupe. (his name isnt pronounced jesus and there is supposed to be an accent over the u but i dont know how do do that on this computer) lupe and jesus understand that if they speak slowly and use words that i understand we can have a conversation. most of it is them talking but thats ok. i understand. speaking is my problem.
i have been dogged by the kids to play uno today. emilio is a wicked little player. he cracks me up as he enjoys watching me draw more and more cards and then when i finally get rid of them he relishes in the fact that most of the time he beats me to saying to word uno... and i draw more cards.
two boys were dropped off yesterday. i dont know all of their story but i understand that they lived in the states and were sent back to mexico. i guess their family couldnt take care of them or didnt want them. sadly, this is the case for most of the kids here. but it breaks my heart to know that they are not wanted and all of a sudden they are thrown into this different environment and are expected to be ok. they are shy and keep to themselves but hopefully they will come out of their shell as they are here longer and realize the people here love them. and who knows how you say their names. i have aksed three people and no one knows. .. haha.
during the last two days i have had a peace about being here for two months. it is a blessing. i am glad there is no team this weeks because that means a slower pace and more time with kids.
kim houck you are going to make me cry. contact my mom about what kind of camera i have and what style. it is best that i dont buy a camera here because they are really expensive and the walmart by use doesnt even have cameras. i will get contact info for the team coming in two weeks so something can be sent to them.

oh, and i did my laundry at casa hogar. well, let me say that i washed my laundry and then my rooom became a giant close line. and while we were gone yesterday our toilet cbecame possessed and decided to start leaking between the hours of 3 and 4. great. we came home to noahs flood in our front room. hopefully that will get fixed soon... our toilet is kinda important. :)