Dinner For the Fam

I just got finished making dinner for my family! How fun! : )

I decided to make tator-tot casserole. Green beans, ground beef, cream of mushroom soup, and tator-tots. Easy enough! The two hardest things to find were the soup and the tator-tots. Campbell's isn't too popular here, and when I found it, it was muy caro (expensive). And I could NOT find tator-tots. I opted for french fries instead. It made the casserole look a bit different, but it tasted all the same. I'd say I was a pretty good cook, and I think my family would agree.

I must admit though, I didn't work solo. Kyle came over and helped me cook and then ate dinner with the family. It was a lot of fun. The dinner included; the casserole, bread and jelly, a fruit salad, and cut up cheese. Typical : )

Today was our last day of class for the week because we are leaving in the early morning for an all-weekend field trip with the SST group. It should be a good time, but it kind of stinks that it's the last weekend we could've spent with our families. I am gonna be sad to head off on service and leave my family. But a plus is that after our 5 weeks of service we come back to Jinotepe for about 2 days(before heading to the beach for the debriefing time) and we get to stay with our families again! YAY! I am excited about that.

I found out about service today. I will be working in Jinotega with Lindsey Beck at an organization called, Los Papitos. It's an organization that supports handicap children (specifically down syndrome). I think the actual place we will be working at is a type of orphanage founded by the organization...but the details are all kind of foggy. So I'll keep you updated. It's good to FINALLY know what is going on.

I'll be sending out a mass e-mail soon, with more information and what we did this weekend on our field trip. We are leaving at 7am tomorrow, so after a night in the kitchen, I am going to bed!

buenos noches,
allisonjae