Hot Pink

Yesterday, I drove by the YMC and sure enough there is Imon standing out front... in the rain. I stopped to say hi and saw someone had painted his toe nails hot pink! For the most part, this culture views homosexuality as "okay". I have heard many stories of little boys acting feminine, so their moms dress them as if they are a girl and treat them like a girl. There are many young boys and men that dress as girls, wear make-up, and fix their hair like a girl. It is very sad.

So, back to Imon, I decided to take him home, wash him up, feed him, and take the toe nail polish off his nails. I told him, "You are a boy! Painting nails is for girls. If anyone tries to paint your nails, say NO!" I think he understood...I hope he understood. He is only 3 or maybe 4 now, but I think he is learning more English.

Time Flies!

Wow how time flies! We enjoyed 5 weeks of Christmas break with my mom here. It's been so long since I've been on the computer, other than quick checks of email, I almost forgot what it looked like :) We tried to make the most of the time with my mom, so I put the computer on hold. But I'm happy to be back and getting into a routine again.

So much has happened since I last blogged, I just don't know where to begin, so I plan to put together a little video of our Christmas break :)

We hope you had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

New Clothes

The other day, Manny stayed home from his school because he hurt his head in a bicycle accident. One of my supporters sent me clothes and shoes for Manny and Imon. And toy cars. The boys loved the cars and looked so much better. Each boy got about 4 outfits and a lot of new underwear.

Manny loved his new flip flops.
They helped him run and slide better :)
Manny was starving, so he ate cheese-its, beef jerky, and heath bars that I brought for one of the teachers.
I took a lot of pictures since I don't get to see these boys as often. I stayed with Manny for about an hour and played with him and his cars. He wanted to leave with me when I left and after leaving, we found Imon in the street outside the school. So, I brought Imon back to the school and dressed him and gave him his pack of cars too. It was a great day!!

More Baby-Sitting

Last Thursday, Friday and Saturday we had the priviledge to watch Bella, 4, and Deacon, 2, while their parents were in Hong Kong for sports. We had a great time! They are the cutest kids! Lily's mom was also in Hong Kong for the same sporting event, so we had Lily too. It was a great weekend :)Ha ha...poor Deacon, he was losing his swimsuit!

Back to the Dentist!!

On the drive to the dentist, Vanessa was playing with a big mouth of teeth that one of my supporters gave me...Thank you Andrea :) By the way, Dentist Diane was SO excited about the teeth!

4 dentist visits later and Vanessa is now finally done with dental work. At least until her next check up.
Joan is just beginning her trips to the dentist. She had really bad tarter and calcium build up and many, many cavities. Dentist Diane only had time to clean her teeth, but that took about an hour.

I'm Back!!

Today I subbed at CCS. It was great to be back and see the kids. But I couldn't stay all day because I was taking girls to the dentist. Which makes me so happy to get those kids back to the dentist! They need it!

Below is the 2nd grade class. They are such a fun class. Such cute kids :)
We had a big kid join us part way through class...can you find him? :)Rhea Mae did a good job helping him learn :)On the right is Jerus and Jan Andrei...great boys!

Quotes From Art Class

Last week was a busy week. I substituted at Rylee's school for elementary art Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

A few quotes from the week:

From a 1st grader to his friend, "You just need to give it to God, just give it to God. If you have a hurt, give it to God."

A 2nd grade girl asked me, "Your name is Mrs. Cordova? Are you French?"

A Korean 3rd grader tells me, "Luke isn't here today. He is celebrating a holiday from his culture." This happened to be Thanksgiving day.

A 4th grader told the girl next to him, "You need to practice what you preach. Just practice what you preach." The girl said, "I don't even know what that means!" He said, "Well you need to just practice what you preach!"