Guate(POP), Days 30-34

WOW!  I can't believe that I have been here for 34 days!  I have had so much fun and learned so much in this time:)

I will be leaving Prince of Peace Girls Home on Sunday morning.  So, this week is a week of "lasts".

Sunday was my last day at church.  It is a HUGE church (I think about 5,000 people go every Sunday, but there is seating for over 12,000).  This church also has a Sign Language interpretation section.  So, I have joined them and I learned some Guatemalan Sign Language:)

On Monday I got to go with the social worker to a court hearing and to two hospitals to find birth certificates for some of the girls in the home.  We left at 6:40am and arrived back at the home at 3pm.  We were able to go to the hearing and get one birth certificate, so although it was a long day, it was pretty much productive (we accomplished 2 of the 3 errands!)
When I got back on Monday, I took some of the girls to the store and we got some school supplies.

Tuesday I was able to get some odds and ends office work done and teach the two new interns about what I do here.  When I leave, they will be staying and working at the home for the month of July.

I went to the bank twice (this was the last time I will see my "bank friends".  I usually spend about 2 hours at the bank every week), dropped off and picked up some people from the home who had to do other errands, picked up the girls from school, picked up a different girl from a different school, and ate at "taco men" for the last time:(  I love the food there!  At the end, I got to go in the "guaguita" or the little van type taco stand, for a picture with the owner!


Today, Wednesday, was my last time taking a group to Antigua.  Although I like going there, I have done the same thing for the last 5 weeks, so I am actually a little relieved to not have to do this next week (at least I don't think I will at the new place, but you never know...)


Now I am going to go up the hill and spend some time playing with the girls before they go to bed:)