So yes I’m still alive! This is the
first thing that I want to talk about here is that this huge swine
flu sensation that seems to be sweeping the world. Well really it
isn’t all that big of a deal. Given that, sure, it’s something to
take precautions about but it’s nowhere near the Black Plague by
any means. Firstly 169 deaths didn’t happen from the flu, I don’t
know how that number go so high. The count as of today is about 15
people. There have been more people that have gotten the flu and
recovered. All the deaths have been Mexico City and no other City or
State in Mexico. I know there have been many reports of people
contracting the flu there in the States and other places in the
world, but from what I’ve been hearing it is a weaker version or
totally different flu. I asked Madre Carmin the other day what’s up
with the flu and this is what she told me:
The flu hasn’t given the big scare
lately because people are starting to find out more about what is
really going on in Mexico. There have only been 15 deaths, not 169.
The reason people are believing the government said this was due to a
big law that was going to be passed in Mexico to legalize narcotics
(such as Marijuana). This definitely would not be a very popular bill
to pass in Mexico to a vast majority of its citizens. Whenever the
big scare started about the flu and the 100 people that allegedly
died in a day from it made the whole Country close down. Yes I’m
not kidding everything shut down. Schools, movie theatres,
businesses, and any other sort of area that would attract many
people. This scare defiantly distracted people from that law.
So yea that’s totally crazy, and I
know many people are still really scared but I assure you it’s not
that bad. Please stay calm It’s
beyond me to try to understand the government here. I know that this
new law is definitely not going to be at all helpful to what seems to
be already a huge problem.
Well that’s that and now back on to
my life here at the Casa Hogar.
Like a mentioned before the school has
been closed down for all the kids all week long, it won’t start
back up until next Wednesday (well that’s the predicted anyway). So
this week the Sisters and me have been doing a lot to try and help
keep the kids entertained. We’ve been playing lots of games and
during the week I keep teaching my art class. I let them paint for
longer time this week since that have so much extra of it. During the
night there they usually watch a movie. Something that they only do
on Saturday on a normal week. A couple of days ago was this huge day
for kids (it’s called Dia de Nino). I have know idea why this was
never brought to the US but its should be! It’s a day dedicated to
kids having fun. Usually the kids here go to the pool, but all pools
are closed right now because of the scare. The sisters instead rented
a couple of space jumps, a jukebox, and a foosball table. It was
awesome. The kids absolutely loved it! The Sisters also got El Flaco
( a popular hamburger shop in town) to come and cook hamburgers for
us. Later the kids at ice cream and then went back to playing. So yes
people we need Dia de Nino back home, hey we do have Dia de Madre
(Mother’s Day) after all. At night was a blast as well before the
kids went to bed they still had the jukebox going and they were a
bunch of the Sisters and kids dancing. It was great fun to see. Then
later me and a few older kids and aspirants got to go and play around
on the space jump after the kids had going to bed. Haha.
I have been trying to get in touch with
a friend back home to see if it would possible to have a art auctions
in Lafayette for the art work that the kids have been making. It’s
really great stuff. I want to raise the money and send it back to the
kids. I think it would be so awesome if the money they would be
receiving would come from their efforts.
Speaking of Lafayette, I’m going to
be returning back home in about 12 days! How crazy is that! I really
can’t believe that all this time has flown by. I am going to miss
Tepatitlan so much. It really is my home. I have already made the
decision to return. With a place so welcoming and loving how can you
not.
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