Back from Camp

The kids arrived back from camp on Monday and we tried Gertrude on Agnese's cell phone but didn't get her. Agnese was happy to talk to us though and she sounded good. She said this summer is her favorite summer and she looks at the pictures every day.

We talked with Gertrude on Wednesday finally for the first time since she left. She didn’t say much and sounded kind of down and depressed. Scott was so bothered by it he kept bringing it up. We called her again the next day and she sounded great, said she was playing Barbies with Veronika. (Veronika is one of the kids that shares a bedroom with Gertrude and she was here for the hosting). We told her she seemed sad yesterday and she said she was a “little bit.” When we asked why she said she “can’t say.” Not sure what that’s all about. Tena asked if she got our letter, which she did. Tena asked her what color she wants her room to be painted (We just painted Tena's pink) and she said blue, and they had a nice little talk. We told her we were worried about her and wanted to call her back and how much we love her. I’m glad we called her back, I don’t like hearing her sound that way and wondering what is going on. She did sound really good today and was speaking great English. She put Veronika on the phone to talk to Tena They talked for about 20 seconds and then Gertrude got back on and said Veronika didn't want to talk anymore, she "speaks just a little English." It's nice to have Gertrude as the expert translator now!