Time goes by fast when you are consumed. On Saturday, we went out to the orphanage again and I did a short English lesson on numbers 1-10. We did some games and coloring and the kids seemed to have learned a few new words. They are precious and are in a good environment given their circumstances. I have great admiration for the director and his wife who over see the facility.
On Sunday, the language school director had us to her house in the north part of town. It is a beautiful place on a hill. We celebrated the 4th of July with hamburgers and hotdogs, potato salad,..... and we were given permission to speak English. Yahoo! All of the students came, some teachers and a few of Rebecca's (small group Bible Study) were there as well. A good time.
I have two more days of school, an off day and then my flight back to Houston on Saturday.
As to the Title of this entry; there is no Spanish sound for the oug in Doug. My teachers say Doc, Dog, or some variant. A sound of someone choking or sneezing and coughing at the same time. One of Rebecca's friends asked who was coming to the orphanage. She mentioned, by name, several of us students. When she mentioned my name - Doug, the person heard dog and asked why Rebecca was bringing a perro, dog to the orphanage.
So I thought it might be nice to change my name this last week to something they all could pronounce. Guillermo (William in English) rolls off the tongue a lot easier than Dochg or Dugt.
My best to you all.
Guillermo
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