allan and i went on a walk sunday afternoon and came across a few new things. we found a great coffee shop with great coffee, we found a bread shop and we found an indoor market with fresh veggies and and fruit. this was the best market we have seen so far. the fact that it was inside without flies all around made it so much more appealing to shop at. the veggies were great. we made our first dinner in our hotel room. we bought chicken cutlets (which we also found yesterday at our mini grocery store) and mixed it with pasta. it was just like home. it was nice to be able to finally make our own dinner.



yesterday at work i was quite adventurous. i road on a scooter with the houseparent ali. it was very scary. i made sure he drove as carefully as he could. the driving here is crazy so you can imagine what i was going through. it was actually kind of fun.

ali drove me to the children's school so that i could see what it was like. lets just be thankful for our school systems. this was a little brick house with about four rooms. each room held about twenty children. it was a very simple building. they had a chalk board but there were no pictures or paintings on the walls. for the most part all of the walls were empty. the four teachers at the school all seemed very nice and the children seemed happy which is all that really mattered.

i also took the bus yesterday which was quit a scene. imagine how crowded the buses are in chicago around 5pm. triple that and that was what it was like to ride a bus here. people do not care how crowded the bus is they just pile in. i don't think i will be doing that again unless i have to.

today the house is closed because robert had to take care of an emergency with one of the children. because it is closed we will meet the children at the school and play games with them.

hope everyone is doing well
love abby and allan