Mercy took the initiative to get herself a passport so we could take her to Mexico. She got to try boogie boarding for the first time and enjoyed swimming in the ocean. Elena loved playing in the sand, running from waves, collecting shells, and other sorts of basic beachy activities. We also ate LOTS of mangoes, sometimes the mango-on-a-stick on the beach but more often mangoes at home from the local fruteria. Elena loves the mangoes and can easily polish off a whole one by herself.
I got to take a private, two-day course in Spanish which I found very useful. I practiced talking in Spanish about various issues in Psychology (sleep stages, parts of the brain, etc.), as well as getting some solid instruction on when and how to use the subjunctive. I'm excited for my next week-long immersion course in August. My hope is to someday be able to advertise myself as a Spanish-speaking, ASL-capable therapist. And then to live in an area where I can use both ASL and Spanish regularly... Well, that would be fantastic.
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So Mercy gets to go to Mexico too! How cool is that. She must have some really cool parents, too!
We need to get those passports!
She DOES have really good parents, actually. Part of the reason I know this is that when Elena spends the day with their family, she comes home happy, well rested, and well behaved (not in a fearful way, but in a "I'm not stressed out and am functioning at my best" way). Plus, their kids are very easy to be around, not annoying at all, and grow into responsible, caring adults.
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