princess dreadlocks.

Update: My first day went super bien! Not gonna lie, I had butterflies in my stomach about being alone with my English class. But there was no reason to be! Seeing as they are the oldest students in the school, they really do want to learn English! I asked them what/how they wanted to learn for the rest of the year. What came up most was mas pronunciation, conversation, phrases, and song lyrics. Now that's my kind of learning!

Another part of my volunteer position takes place with mi seccion. The homes where all the kids live are divided into sections. Each volunteer is then assigned to a section for the year. Twice a week, I head down to La Casa de Bebes to hang out with mine! I chose Los Carinositos, which means "the little affectionate ones." It is a group of 12 boys ranging from 5 to 9 years old. Talk about adorable (ok, and wild and crazy too). On Friday I was there from before lunch until they were tucked in bed! It was incredibly exhausting, but in the best way possible. Little Eduardo took me under his wing. Together we washed the lunch dishes, shined the school shoes, and finished up his homework. Then.. it was play time.

We raced cars, pretended to be parrots, played indoor soccer, danced the duranguense, feasted on birthday sweets, and oh, I also visited the salon. Apparently my beautiful, luscious locks wowed them beyond belief. Ha. To the point that they couldn't resist playing with my hair. One moment just Edgar was twirling my hair, the next moment... 5 boys were! They all wanted to "braid" my hair (read: twist my hair into dreadlocks). You'd think I'd ask them to stop, but they were just too cute about it! They started saying, "Eres una princesa!" This prompted Luis to swiftly bring over a chair as my thrown. Eduardo and Edgar then swooped in to offer themselves as escorts. It may have been the most painful updo of my life, but boy did I get the royal treatment :)