a day in review: my white converse

7:30 am-  she picks me up, i'm the white converse she took with her to costa rica, she's running late so she puts me on in the car.

7:45 am- she starts putting me on, waves goodbye to tegan and puts her hair in a bun.

8:00 am- we arrive at school.  she trips while getting out of the car, she does this almost everyday.  there is no official drive so we step in red mud that has turned me from white to tan in the last month.

8:01 am- i am the one who cuts off her circulation as she sits indian style in a big circle during morning meeting.  she can't understand half of it because half is in spanish and the other in english- or spanglish. 

9:20 am- she sits in spanish class and tries to understand her teacher, mrs. kenya.  mrs. kenya has her write on the board in spanish and no one is allowed to help her- she fails. she forgets that an english E is different from a spanish i... they have one thing in common though, they both make the sound EEEE. 

10:45 am- she is now sitting in profi's class and she can't understand anything. its all in spanish  and profi has braces= a lisp in spanish. instead, she sits on her computer and reads Jackie O. 

Lunch 12 pm- she sits with kids from her class on a hammock that hangs right next to the english room.  she talks with zoe and camille about lone peak- they've never been to a real high school before. leo and pierre ask about it too. 

12:40 pm- she sits in math- and mr jonathan ends up talking about surfing, then yells at pierre and idan for not getting their math homework done on time. 

1:50 pm- science. she gave a presentation with madi about the best way to fuel a city. they got the highest score out of the whole class, a 4, its like an A.  

3:00 pm-  its raining hard today.  leo gave her phone to someone as he shoved her over his shoulder and ran out in the rain with her.  i got soaked, but it washed a little of that red mud out.  

3:50 pm- we drive home. we stop by the local fruit stand on the way home and get seis (6) peepas (coconuts). 

4:15 pm- she finally takes me off and her feet ache from wearing me so long. i sit by the front door by the rest of the families shoes. i've been to a lot of places but i think this place was one of my favorite experiences i've been on with her.

"pura vida mae"