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parents visit

i had a great time with my parents. it was wonderful for them to see where i live and get a better idea of what my life is like here.


except for the bruise i got on my shoulder from carrying so much water saturday i really enjoyed climbing those pyramids. and i was really proud of my dad for getting up the two biggest ones with the best of them and not complaining the whole day, even when he reached his point and didn't go up anymore.


one very interesting part for me was while we were at Jonathan's family's house Saturday before the pyramids a person who was immigrating to the US apparently came by. We were all inside the kitchen with his mom when one of his brothers came in and said a migrant was passing by and needed some food and drink. She made a plate and got a drink for the person and gave it to her son. She said they come by all the time. Mom said it seems like a far way from the border and I said people's journeys start all over and they are long. (Thank you nogales winter immersion trip 07.) She was getting ready to get the person more to drink and eat when her son said they already left.


i did enjoy my little break from simple living and i LOVED the breakfast monday morning, even though i do think it was very overpriced. i just love breakfast.

the gym at their hotel was so wonderful and their couch i was in love with as well. i actually don't think i ever sat on it...i would always just lay. it was wonderful.


one of my kids, murat, is still upset my mom is gone. he still asks about her. she gave him all the attention he wanted and more. which he needs, but is hard to give him where there are 2 teachers and 16 kids.

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