Wed., 4 Feb. - Monday morning about 6:30 am I was headed for the kitchen at the other end of the balcony and noticed a long line of people, adults and children at the school. About 200 m long. Many of them were carrying a file folder and it was later confirmed this was the first day of registration, school begins Monday. Eva is having to do some shuffeling of her classes. The school is on 2 shifts, am and pm, and those attending ‘colegio’ didn’t know when they registered with Eva which shift they would be on. Tues am had another, though shorter line, and today it was insignificant.

We waited most of the day for Cristina, the laundress, to arrive with the clothes she got last Wed. We’re running short of some things. Last year in Yuscaranit never took more than 2 days. We went to her home but she wasn’t there. It was a very poor looking home but her son called her on a cell phone and she said she would deliver them today. (Everyone has a cell.) 6:30 pm, the laundry arrived, 50 L, ($3.35), 24 pcs. washed and ironed, .

Now that we have gas for the stove, we had roast chicken and baked potatoes with beets for supper. It is great to get away from fried meat or stew from the stove top. However, the oven doesn’t get as hot as it should, at least not in the time I had it on.