Had an interesting first day at Libertad. It is culturally a very different scene. Upon entering the building the first thing I noticed was a mission statement and a vision statement on the wall. At Mission the first thing you notice in the main office are Carla's certificates from the cooperative learning courses she has taken in the states. (she was a teacher college drop-out so I guess these pieces of paper were very meaningful to her) We were on Mexican time today, the workshop scheduled for 8:30 started at 9:30. I actually felt sort of stupid because I arrived on time. I must be acclimating to the culture. The meeting began with a prayer from our very own priest. Carla was the inspirational inspiration at Mission. Now we have a direct pipeline to the real inspiration. The school setting is humble at best. It takes up an entire city block but it is meager. There is a courtyard inside and the classrooms face the courtyard. My boss Rosie told me that many parents this year are having a hard time paying for school tuition and books. I do not know what this will mean for my salary which I have not discussed with the owner of the school who resides in San Diego. I think I will be grateful to have a pension from the states. Living on what they will probably pay me would not be possible. I like my boss, Rosie, I find her abstract random and probably an ENFP Myers Briggs. See my facebook page to take the test for yourself. (thanks Pete!) I decided to go back for a second day after a Russian immigrant teacher told me that she knows how it is to be a new commer and to call her if I need support. Lastly, my boss Rosie speaks even worse Spanish than I do. She comprehends better, but her pronunciation is terrible. I love her.