Day 3 - Conner M. (Tepeyac)

Hey! Today we finished up on our census work for the people surrounding the mission house here in Tepeyac. The people here are very welcoming to us. It’s good to see smiles on their faces as we approach their homes. It took a few tries to get my Spanish right while making conversation but it has gotten much easier as the days have gone on. It rains very often in the afternoons which makes the outside temperature a little more enjoyable. The friendships that we are forming are getting stronger each day. We usually get time before dinner to play games, journal, etc. For example, today a group of about 6 of us threw the football around in the rain which was a surprisingly good way to cool off. The monkeys and chickens sometimes make it hard to sleep with all the noise they make so most of us wear earplugs to drown out the noise. Overall, I am having a good time making new friends and visiting with the locals here; it is good to see people that have so little be so happy all the time.