Scholarship and Babies

So, this is just a fun blog, with some pictures, but has some serious stuff as well. First off I´ll start by talking about the kids who got scholarships thanks to donations made by you guys!! Or perhaps some other friends who don´t read the blog.

To the left you can see the winners. From left to right they are; Claudia, Karina, Nelson, y Kenia. They were very happy and excited to win, and get money too! They are all going to instituto or high school...roughly. Both Claudia and Karina hope to go to University next year, but would definately need another scholarship to do that... plus they have to pass a test that is very difficult for those that go to public schools, especially in the campo. This year they might have to pass a portion of the test that is in english. Great, except you can´t get good english teachers to come out and work in the boondocks for a public school... Anyway, they have there work cut out for them.

We would like to help them again in the upcoming year, and for that we need your help again. Go to the Aid El Salvador websight http://www.aidelsalvador.org/ and follow the donation links. (the site does have issues, I just tried to go, and it didn´t load) but people with pay pal have managed to donate! Thanks!!! Be sure to list that you´d like some or all of you money to go to the kids of Canton El Centro, San Ignacio, Chalatenango. You put that in the memo section of your donation page. It takes a long time to process through, which is why we are asking now!! Please go and help them out! If we get enough, we´ll add a couple of new winners...

Ok, time for baby photos. This is the baby of our house, Brenda Liset. That´s her ten year old sister Rebeca holding her above and her nine year old sister Carina to the left. For us Brenda is a reminder of our time here. We moved into our house in March 2007 and shortly after, her mom, Juana learned that she was pregnant. We got to watch the development through til birth in October. Now this coming October we will get to celebrate her first birthday... then we´ll leave! Ok, well enough for now.