rain rain go away

Katie and I were just talking and we agreed that it has not stopped raining in the last 3 days.. and something new to get used to here is that when it rains, inside the house becomes damp and soggy too because of no inside circulation. You can look at the walls and see water dripping down at a steady rate, bathroom floors are slippery and I have dried my body with a wet towel for about a week now! I was not thinking when I did not bring an umbrella or an extra pair of tennis shoes but I have been able to borrow from the generous people here. It was a great full week with the kids in which Katie and I were really impressed with the organization and passion of the new teachers. They seem to genuinely care about the kids and want to work with them! We have decided to have weekly teacher meetings just to stay informed on how everything is going with each other and what everyone is up to, I think communication is going to be a big part of keeping up the good things we have going. Last night Katie and I did something for the first time, we partook in a singing lesson! Our teacher was the guitar instructor that teaches our kids music. He and his brother have a studio here in the town we live in so we are going to try this out for one month, once a week. I absolutely loved it, and would have easily stayed another hour! Having never taken a formal lesson, it was difficult at times and a little intimidating to sing alone in another language but because I love to sing so much, it was amazing! Today being Saturday, our 10 students studying English have class today so we will spend the afternoon there helping out. Hopefully we will really start to see improvement! On Tuesday we leave for Sao Paulo to pick up Danny at the airport and we will get to spend all day Wednesday enjoying all that the city has to offer. I am excited as I have never been outside the four walls of the airport in the big city. Soon after we return we will be turning right around to go pick up the group at the airport! Headed now to the gym quickly before the English lesson. I hope everyone is having a relaxing summer, enjoying the warm weather and time with family and friends! Tchao!