This is Smith.

Smith is a 4-year old boy who is more street savvy than all of us combined. His mother has a small vendor cart that she parks in front of SALI most days, so she can sell sodas, snacks, and what not. Smith entertains himself by playing with other street children and random things he finds like string and boxes. He's been adopted by SALI in some ways, and many hours have been spent teaching him English, brushing his teeth, and playing games with him. There are some mornings when I find him helping Julio, our handyman, with odd-jobs around the place. He's even taught us Americans some Spanish slang. Sometimes it's easy to forget that he is 4, but he's a staple around here and we've all grown to love him.

Confusion or Disgust?

This past Saturday we had a SALI sports day. We invited all of our students at the language school to come play sports with the teachers and university students from Sociedad San Agustin (Peruvian RUF) and members of our church. For 3 hours we all ran around playing volleyball, soccer, and ultimate frisbee. Being that most Peruvians have never seen a frisbee, we enjoyed teaching them a new game. Despite the sloppiness of our game, everyone had fun. Here's a picture that apparently captured a mid-game moment of either confusion or disgust. I, myself, can't tell what's going on.

Holy Cow!

Apparently my holy sisters like ice cream too...