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March 3

I am back at Bella Flors and I am feeling a lot better about everything. Apparently, The flood wall is at a stand still because Bella Flor doesn't have enough money to buy the tires and concrete they need to finish. Bella Flor also said that even when they do start it up again, the worst is over so I am not too worried. Tomorrow, the feeding program is starting up so I have a feeling it is going to be a better week.

March 4

Today I went with Bella Flor & Co. to go pick up Abigail from the hospital (her mom is still there). Abigail so cute and so tiny. She even yawns cutely. Bellita told me that Abi's mom is in a room at the hospital with a bunch of other women, some of whom had babies that had stillborns or babies that died. Whenever Abi was brought in the room they would cry and they always would say how lucky Abi's mom was because her baby was still alive. Isn't that so sad? It is such an awkward situation as well. It would be so hard to lose a baby and then see someone else with their baby and it would be difficult to want to be happy and celebratory around your newborn but not want to rub it in the faces of your roommates that are mourning.

After I got home, Bellita and I watched a really good episode of Grey's Anatomy and it was fun to see Bellita's reactions to different things (like a character saying really embarrassing things when on morphine) It's was nice to be able to understand what people were saying in Spanish because I could remember what they said in English. I also came to the conclusion that while voice dubbing is nice for understanding what the characters are saying, a lot of authenticity is lost in translation because you can't hear things like southern accents and other pronunsiation things (I am slightly biased, but I still hold to this opinion). Plus, I always get distracted by the fact that their mouths and words don't match.

March 5

When I went to the church to help serve food, I talked with one of the little boys there and he taught me all these words. We went over things that I knew (and forgot) like puerta (door) but then I learned new words like escalateras (stairs- it is kind of like escalator) and barbilla (chin- it is what a barba (beard) grows on). It was a fun game and I think it will help my vocabulary. Another person who will help we with my spanish is Tia, one of the women who works in the kitchen. She is so funny because she makes be repeat everything she says (really loudly) even if it really basic stuff that I know. This is an excerpt of a conversation we had today:

Tia: "Buenas Tardes" (good afternoon) "BUEN. . ."

Katí (my Spanish name):"BUEN. . ."

Tia:" . . .NAS. . ."

Katí: ". . .NAS. . . "

Tia: ". . . TAR. . . "

Katí: ". . . TAR. . . "

Tia: ". . . DES "

Katí: ". . . DES"

Tia: "BUENAS TARDES"

Katí: "BUENAS TARDES"

This always makes me feel a little goofy, but it definitely helps.