Sunday is a market day in Miacatlan. Blocks and blocks of the small town fill up with vendors selling anything from fruit, to pirated DVDs, to underwear. This seems standard for most towns in Mexico. There are three women that live in the clinic: Pati, Teri and Rosi. They all grew up in the NPH Mexico home. They either never left because of a disability or returned to be cared for when they became sick as adults. Part of the NPH philosophy is that they will care for the children throughout their lifespan if necessary. Dan takes each woman to the market on Sundays to buy whatever they need. Above is a picture of Dan and Rosi. She came back to NPH 20 years ago when she became disabled by rheumatoid arthritis.In other news, I became adopted by the 8th grade boys at the house. They invited me to eat with them and then to check out their living quarters (2 of them are in the middle picture). They showed me their lockers with posters of their favorite soccer teams, pictures of their girlfriends and t-shirts of their favorite pro wrestlers. They seem like a good group for me, they're young enough to be goofy but old enough to hold a conversation.
There was a Miss/Mr. NPH activity tonight that one of the other volunteers came up with. I wish I had a video because my description won't do it justice. All the grade levels competed in different categories: formal wear, sports wear, casual wear and talent (most of them danced). We put a bunch of tables together to make a runway. These kids crack me up. Dan was one of the judges, in the picture he is crowning Miss NPH, who was one of the littler ones.
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