Here is an assortment of the luscious fruits sold at the market. Every day we appreciate how fresh and ripe the food is. We especially love the mangoes, papayas, coconut, fresh figs, and pinapple, in addition to some other rarer fruits such as guanaba and mamé that are so rare at home.
Here we are eating dinner at Jose's family's home. Their extended family was there, in addition to Kimberly's mom and sister who were visiting. It's absolutely amazing how generous they've been with us. We're eating a traditional Mexican corn soup called posole. Absolutely delicious. They even made it vegetarian in honor of Kimberly being there. Often, the extended family gets together for grand meals. How wonderful to be considered a part of their family for a time!
Here's José junior and Lea in front of a painted gate in our neighborhood (barrio). Lea seem so happy with the kids here, especially her close friends who she's practically living with. She's learned Spanish very quickly. We're so proud of her.
Here's Brian working with a couple of the guys (Don Miguel y Don Juan) at our language school. They are making adobes (homemade bricks) that will be used to build a couple rooms for students to stay in overnight.
Here we are with Jose's family again at their house in the country. It's not a house in the country as we would typically think of one; it's one concrete room that the whole family lived in before they had to move in to the village to live with Jose's aging grandfather and care for him. They work out there on the weekends, in hope of moving back relatively soon.
Jose and Aurora! A picture of love... Here they are laughing because Brian was taking a series of photos as if they were movie starss. Which they should be. A warmer, more loving and welcoming couple we could never find.
Kate and Antonio at their tienda (small store) down the street from where we live. They have been incredibly generous with us since we've lived here. We love stopping in their store daily to have some time with them, and to buy food for the day. One of us cracked a joke here which made them laugh!
With Gracia, Kate, and Giovanni at our home in our living room. We had a lovely dinner with them. (Gracia and Giovana are Kate and Antonio's children. Unfortunately, Tono couldn't make it for dinner).
Here is an assortment of the luscious fruits sold at the market. Every day we appreciate how fresh and ripe the food is. We especially love the mangoes, papayas, coconut, fresh figs, and pinapple, in addition to some other rarer fruits such as guanaba and mamé that are so rare at home.
Here we are eating dinner at Jose's family's home. Their extended family was there, in addition to Kimberly's mom and sister who were visiting. It's absolutely amazing how generous they've been with us. We're eating a traditional Mexican corn soup called posole. Absolutely delicious. They even made it vegetarian in honor of Kimberly being there. Often, the extended family gets together for grand meals. How wonderful to be considered a part of their family for a time!
Here's José junior and Lea in front of a painted gate in our neighborhood (barrio). Lea seem so happy with the kids here, especially her close friends who she's practically living with. She's learned Spanish very quickly. We're so proud of her.
Here's Brian working with a couple of the guys (Don Miguel y Don Juan) at our language school. They are making adobes (homemade bricks) that will be used to build a couple rooms for students to stay in overnight.
Here we are with Jose's family again at their house in the country. It's not a house in the country as we would typically think of one; it's one concrete room that the whole family lived in before they had to move in to the village to live with Jose's aging grandfather and care for him. They work out there on the weekends, in hope of moving back relatively soon.
Jose and Aurora! A picture of love... Here they are laughing because Brian was taking a series of photos as if they were movie starss. Which they should be. A warmer, more loving and welcoming couple we could never find.
Kate and Antonio at their tienda (small store) down the street from where we live. They have been incredibly generous with us since we've lived here. We love stopping in their store daily to have some time with them, and to buy food for the day. One of us cracked a joke here which made them laugh!
With Gracia, Kate, and Giovanni at our home in our living room. We had a lovely dinner with them. (Gracia and Giovana are Kate and Antonio's children. Unfortunately, Tono couldn't make it for dinner).
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