Tackle Season

This past week was one of those normal /abnormal weeks.
The power went out again on us from a lightning storm -normal.
Our water soon stopped after that - normal.
We used water from the dirty creek to wash our dishes - normal.
We didn't shower - normal.
The power was out for more than one day - abnormal.
We didn't have classes because no one had clean uniforms - abnormal.
On the second day of not having power, it poured and we played soccer in the rain - normal for the kids, abnormal for me. It was my first time trying to play. I didn't last very long.
Our soccer game turned into seeing how many times you can tackle the teacher in the mud. I successfully tackled about six children while I lost count how many times I was tackled, dragged through the grass to the pothole that was filled with water and sat on. If that's how the kids show me that they love me than I am very loved.
Just for the record, I successfully tackled Eliseo which is quite an accomplishment because while he is super skinny, he has a lot of hidden strength that you don't realize that he has until you're trying to knock his legs out from under him and before you know it, you're facedown in the dirt. He still insists that I was never able to successfully tackle him but I'm pretty sure Jonathan or Josh have GoPro footage to prove that I got him at least once.
After our tackling session was over and we sent all the kids back to their house because lightening decided to stop our fun, my house all decided to shower outside. (Momentarily forgetting about the lightening) Showering consisted of standing under the water gutter as it poured and trying to wash the dirt and grass out of our clothes and hair. We weren't very successful but I think taking a shower in the rain is one of those almost expected SM experiences. Here, we don't take days off from school for holidays, we take days off when the the rain keeps the power off for more than two days.