The girls have made fast friends with several neighbor families. Paraguayans celebrate San Juan the month of June. Our neighbors invited us to go to their school and celebrate with them. Jacey and Maya had a blast. They had lots of typical food that we took full advantage of: beiju (kinda tortilla with cheese), sopa so'o (cornbread with meat), and shiskabobs grilled meat with mandioca (yucca root). The different grades performed the typical Paraguayan dance and dressed in their typical dress. The pulled candy off the lucky tree and not only got a piece of candy, but inside was a fortune. Jacey attempted to climb the greased pole with help, Maya was right in the middle of the kids kicking the ball on fire, and both ran and laughed trying to get away from the flaming cow. They also lit a dummy on fire that had firecrackers inside.
The director of the school invited the girls to come observe/play at school anytime. He also invited me to come volunteer and teach health classes. I'll go this week with the girls and see what happens. See the separate page for more photos.
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