Call me Anne with an 'e'

This past week we started teacher in-service days to perpare us for school. I met the Peruvian teachers that will be teaching each grade and then I already knew my two roommates who are the other 2 English teachers. In the photo, the two women on the right are the teachers I'll be working with. The lower one is teaching second grade and the one above her is teaching first grade. The second grade teacher is very willing to learn English and knows quite a bit already so it is fun when we get together because she doesn't mind working through the language barrier.

Thursday and Friday we had Paros, or strikes, again. The region was protesting a law that was recently passed allowing hotels and restaurants to build right next to sacred ruins and archeological sites. That meant that we had no teacher meetings and the three of us stuck around the house preparing for the school year that begins March 3rd for a couple days. Friday night we had an Anne of Green Gables night with the missionary girls, young and old (well, not old, but moms). Taxis were around so everyone was able to get to our house around 6 and we began with 'Ann of Green Gables desserts' and the finding of the perfect hat for the movie. Carrie is nicknamed "The Hat Queen" and so she brought down her probably 20 something hats so we could all feel part of the movie. I've seen Anne of Green Gables once in my life whereas everyone else has read the book or seen the movies numerous times so they were all very excited for this evening. After we picked our hats and had our plates full, we started the movie. When the first movie ended, the younger girls left with the moms. Destiny (15), Hannah (12), Carleta (a missionary here through Wycliff), and the three of us were left to watch the rest of the 4 hours. Destiny and Hannah slept over and we had a really great time.







Today we're going to Marga's to celebrate her birthday and then this evening off to my first Peruvian wedding. It's more Americanized with actual invitations and who knows what else but I'm sure it will still be different than what I'm used to. More on that later!