Day 35

This is the English class, with David Block teaching. It's basic English, and we consistently have between 5 and 8 people. I started my second month of Spanish class this morning, and so far, so good. The professor seems nice, but no one from last month is in the same room with me. Then I came home, took a nap, went to the grocery store, and ate lunch while watching The Office. I met David at the bus stop to go to El Alfarero (the church where we teach). The English classes were pretty eventful, and we waited afterward for Kay (David's wife) to finish teaching a class so we could all drive together. That drive was the most exciting part of my day. David got pulled over by a policeman (who are well-known for accepting bribery) and the cop accused him of talking on a cell phone while driving, which he hadn't done. There was a heated argument in Spanish, and while I sat in the back row, I prayed that the situation would be resolved. After about five minutes of arguing and pulling out documents, the officer handed the papers back and told him to be careful, to not talk on the cell phone, and didn't give him a ticket. It was amazing (and quite the cultural experience for me, as David remarked). After that excitement, David, Kay and I stopped at a Chifa restaurant for dinner (what is with eating dinner at 10 pm?!). It was delicious. Apparently, the key to Chifa restaurants here is not to know exactly what's on the menus, but to ask the waiter for something sweet and for something salty. When I got home, I had a lovely chat with my grandma over Skype and now I really should get some sleep.