A Typical Day.

On Mondays, Wedenesday and Fridays, I get up at 7:20. I eat breakfast which consists of a piece of bread with jam and fruits. At 8:00 I head to the day care which is a 5 min walk away from my house. I spend the morning there until noon which is when I go home for lunch. My host mom or host brothers usually have lunch ready for me. I normally get some kind of fresh fruit juice (!!!), rice and either an egg, chicken or pasta. I enjoy lunch a lot but I am obviously spoiled to always have it ready for me. After lunch I take the bus (which costs 16 cents) to the hospital where I spend the afternoon until 3 or 4. After that I either head home right away or go into town to use the internet. My host family usually isn´t home before 6 pm so I get bored if I go home too early. We usually start getting supper ready around 6:30 and finish eating around 8:00. After that I usually help my host mom with the dishes although lately I´ve been playing UNO with my host brothers. The first time I asked one of my host brothers if he liked playing cards, he answered that only taxi drivers really play cards so I obviously didn´t taken my UNO game out that day. Now that I have though, they never want to stop playing! After a couple rounds I normally go to my room to read until 9:00, which is when I go to bed. Pretty early, I know, but the sleep is well needed.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I get up at 7:00. I eat breakfast and take the bus to the hospital where I spend the morning with the social worker or if she´s not there I work with a nurse and Janice. At noon I head back home for lunch and then I go to the day care for the afternoon until 3. I´ve started giving English night classes because I felt like I could do more for the community. I teach twice a week from 4 pm to 6 pm. Two other Intercordians come to help me out. I really enjoy doing this although it´s challenging. The kids are great though, sometimes shy but mostly willing to try. It makes up for long days but I like being busy.