i was grocery shopping in calimax when i realized what music they were playing...frosty the snowman. in spanish. and then, right after that, have a holly jolly christmas, followed by oasis's wonderwall. OH. MY. GOODNESS. really now.

today was so great. we didn't have school, because it's a national holiday (day of the dead). it was so awesome to just hang out with the kids. i went on walks with the boys, the kids down below and i went to a bakery together (they make this special bread for the holiday...it's called dead bread and it is DELICIOUS), and i spent a lot of time talking to renie about how school is going.

a group came today from a base in porvenir, about an hour away from here. ventana was started by a couple from the states and they live here now, and host kind of a gap year thing for kids who just graduated highschool. they'll be coming every other week to hang out with us, which will be really cool. they're hosting a huge conference on saturday night for mexican teenagers from san quintin all the way to tijuana. i'm planning on going, and hopefully rocio will come with me. we shall see.

good talks, good times, and a beautiful day :)