Superman 2.0

It is as hot as a biscuit out here. Mmmmm......golden, flaky biscuits......

I woke up around 2 A.M literally drenched in sweat. I was sleeping in a pool off my own runoff. It is so hot, but i also need my mosquito net on or else they will eat me alive AND give me malaria and dengue. I have the fan blowing full blast but it is like having the heater turned on in the house, then the mosquito net retards the air flow so i'm virtually laying in an oven. It was a rough night.

Things are going splendidly here in Restauracion. We just completed our work plan for the coming year and a calender to accompany it. Things to look forward to are: School first-aid kits + training, health promoter training in existing clinics, diabetes support groups, improved nutrition courses, abused women support groups and plenty of Superman and WonderWoman classes sprinkled throughout. Here is a photo of our most recent Superman class in Valle Nuevo after talking about proper dental hygiene:

I have also started Superman 2.0 for the existing members of the club here in town. It is an intensive 2-week(every day) course focused on leadership, community service and sexual reproductive health. The idea is to have the kids involved in a small community clean-up and a larger fundraising effort in which we raise support for a particular family in the community. Empowering the youth!

Hannah is crushing the WonderWoman course which is best represented by the 26 girls that showed up to class. We have our local volunteer Mary Luz collaborating with Hannah to help empower the female youth in the community. Children's rights, healthy habits and leadership are a few of the topics they will touch on. Super excited about the early success of this program.

We have 3 interviews scheduled for next week to hopefully expand our local team. We also have a few small groups of volunteers arriving in August. Keeping busy.

We have also made a few mods to the house. Previously the walls were monotone (my taste) with not much life. Then Hannah came and started talking about these "accent walls", which i'm pretty sure she just made up. Anyways here are the before and after photos:

Not bad huh? Looks like an actual home now.

Sorry for the boring-ness of this blog, but its more for posterity than anyone else :)