felipe

today phil came with me to my placement. once they warmed up to him, we had a great day. they made paper-chains to hang up on the wall, colored, played with clay, and played soccer outside. i cant even count the number of times we had to remind them that futbol is played with your feet, so picking up the ball is illegal.

phil showed them his trademark magic trick where he can make a toothpick disappear. then he sticks it in his ear and (magically) pulls it out of his mouth. they loved it so much that they made him do it 5 more times (not even to try and figure out how it works, they were simply fascinated by it- hence why i love kids).

when my tia began her daily quest to feed everyone that walks in her door, phil gladly accepted. every morning she offers me breakfast and i tell her i already ate at the house and every day at noon she offers me lunch and i tell her i'm going to eat when i get back to the house. she does not like this. phil, however, made her ecstatic by letting her feed him.

after we left he said she reminded him of his grandma. i bet you're thinking the same thing.