Life is full of tiny beautiful moments. Even when you are drained, or when your day seems horrible, if you look carefully enough, you can find little glimmers of joy. It is my intention to document one tiny beautiful moment every day.
Day 1: Seeing a toucan for the first time
Day 2: When O ran to my arms from across the field
Day 3: Seeing the milky way on the walk to San Ignacio
Day 4: When J asked me my intention for being here
Day 5: Sharing my lunch with A and O and O giving me a big kiss on my cheek
Day 6: Playing on the teeter totter with D and C
Day 7: Playing cribbage with San Jorge
Day 8: W showing me his drawings and then ignoring me when I asked him to make me one
Day 9: having dinner with the tios and Tio Hugo telling us about scaring the volunteers with a snake. Day 10: super hero birthday party
Day 11: learning how to “pico” empanadas
Day 12: talking politics with S (and also seeing the sloth)
Day 13: pretending to be washing machines with Discípulos
Day 14: buying Nutella and a sunflower from the market
Day 15: L calling me his “Bichango” (Big creature)
Day 16: accidentally buying cream cheese from Tío Daniel
Day 17: dancing with D and my coloring book from M Day 18: Buddha Bowls!
Day 19: Pizza for dinner
Day 20: lucky charm marshmallow cookies
Day 21: San Martin being so excited that I was back at the hogar
Day 22: playing ninja with San Francisco (and my failed attempt at playing uno with San Martin)
Day 23: bus ride from lunch to the movie theater where I sat on my lap and said “Mira Tía!!” Every time he was a building over three stories. Day 24: finding the hidden tourist market
Day 25: successfully making a special request at the restaurant
Day 26: The cab driver telling me my Spanish was really good, without being prompted to do so.
Day 27: feeling like I understood the jokes at the dinner table tonight
Day 28: my smoothie at the restaurant in Santa Cruz
Day 29: C trying to do my hair and kissing me on the top of my head
Day 30: L saying her favorite animal was a snake and rolling around on the grass to play tag
Day 31: Independence Day parade
Day 32: JL giving me an extra mandarin orange
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