You should watch the movie at the end!!!

So I went to the doctor after school today-- still had a rash on my face.  Still itchy.  Still looked like a lobster with severe acne. 
She said it was a strong allergic reaction.  And proceeded to tell me I needed a shot of steroids to make the reaction stop, especially considering its been going on for 3 days now...  I said, "really?".  She said yes so I held out my arm and looked away.  To which she said, "No, you need to turn over."   That's right, I got a shot of steroids injected into my butt cheek in a Guatemalan doctor's office.  She also recommended that I go and have a blood and stool test.  Those exhilarating activities should take place tomorrow.  Yuck. 
And after all that, I still have the rash and it still itches... Hmm.

Anyway, today was Guatemalan Mother's Day.  I had taken a picture of each of my students and the decorated frames that doubled as a card.  They wrote the sweetest things.  I think one of my favorites was:
Dear Mom,
I love the eggs you make for me.  And your hugs make me feel better. 

Also, I succeeded in causing a guy to fall off the sidewalk.  He was staring at me (don't worry, I'm not trying to flatter myself.  The men here stare/catcall, etc. at any and every female that walks on the streets).  He was watching me and not the sidewalk and totally walked straight off the sidewalk and almost face planted.  That made me laugh.  Face rash and all.

But probably the highlight is this video that I want to share.  A few weeks ago, many from our school participated in 25 hours of silence to raise support and awareness for the 25 years of war in Africa.  (Sponsored by Invisible Children). I had actually just read A Long Way Gone:  Memoirs of a Boy Soldier.  Which is a fantastic, difficult, and eye opening book about a boy who was forced to fight in the war in Africa.    Although the elementary teachers thought that 25 hours would be a little difficult for young ones, many teachers discussed the issue and participated in 25 minutes of silence.  My class had many questions and we also did the 25 minutes and spent time in prayer for the children and people affected by the war in Africa.  They have continued to pray for Africa just about every day, unprompted.   Gosh, I wish you could hear some of their prayers. 
Watch the video--  it was made by a teacher at the school who is a genius with this stuff.  It has our students and teachers in it  (I'm even in it for approx. 1 sec. :) -- and parts were filmed at the school and parts in the Central Park.  It is especially neat because Guatemala suffered greatly from a civil war that is widely unheard of in the rest of the world.  But here is one third world country affected by war, supporting and reaching out to another third world country affected by war.  I'll let the video speak for itself.  But you should watch it. 

http://vimeo.com/23552077