Last night we visited with a young woman whom we met in 2004.  She invited us to dinner with her family.  She lives near our school here, so it was all so convenient.  Everything here is brand new since the earthquake.  It is said that this city advanced 25 years in the rebuilding following that earthquake.  Her husband’s parents contributed half the cost and the young woman the other half to get this apartment.  She asked if we do this in America, and I said not usually.  She said young people could never afford housing if their parents didn’t provide it for them.

This morning is the first day of our program.  The text books haven’t arrived.  The director has copied pages for the students.  There are two teams on this campus, so about 180 participants, of which about 40 are “ours.”   Breakfast served in the cafeteria from 6:30 to 7:30, team meeting at 7:45. Program starting at 8.

We had granola in our room, so we have a little bit of quiet at start of day.  Onward!