This and that

Our breakfast has been with American foods - egg sandwiches, biscuits and eggs, pancakes, french toast, etc.  Some of the lunch meals, which is the main meal of the day, has been boiled beef and potatoes over rice, fried chicken (but keep in mind the chicken is different here - not a lot of meat on the bones), a lot of soups are made with rice as rice is the mainstay of dinner.  Dinner always includes black beans with something accompanying it and homemade tortillas, which are served at every meal.  This week we had baked plantains for dinner or a type of macaroni salad (with our beans).  One night we had Atol, which is a rice based drink that is thick and has rice at the bottom.  Some have had a type of hard sugar cookie filled with a thick cream that is mostly sugar.  The diet is so carb-based that it seems everyone is overweight, even when they don't have much to eat.

The driving here is definitely different.  While we still drive on the same side of the road, it's crazy the way the cars intertwine and the hundreds of pedestrians just walk in front of you. However, there is little "road rage" here and while it may seem cars are pulling out in front you, it's just the way they drive.  The cars are dilapidated and their exhaust is nauseating.  The road system does not appear to be planned out and roads seem to be added as needed wherever needed.

Today is our last day to finish our projects here and play with the kids. We are all missing our families and friends, yet leaving these kids is feeling sad to us.  We will really miss them and the staff!