ATENTION PLEASE

.... would the person who was visiting me in April, for 10 days, explaining how straight forward it was to tranfer photos from my Samsung Smart Phone 4, to this 1 year old HP lap top, please leave Ottawa, and return as prompty as possible ... Thank You .

Everything is an extra 3 steps around here, minimum, electronics included. 
At the same time I am trying to add this device, my phone flashes the same message over and over .... Unfortunately, Google Play services have stopped.  I report, I cancel, I try every option, except throwing the phone down the hill.

I won't give up, but for the time being I'll still have to post photos from my phone, which may or may not be upside down and backward.  Vamos a ver.

This is a conflicted time of the year; 

The sun is spectactulor beamimg on the tranquil ocean, but her rays are so intense, I play little mind games with myself to endure the unavoidable direct hits throughout the day.

Flies appear, house flies we call them in the North, here you could call them mini vultures, they swam the plates of every restaurant meal, pesky little creatures that can make people very irritable !   

Mosquitoes also arrive, but I can't and won't complain about them, otherwise I could not rightly claim to be a Real Northern Canadian Girl !!  I learned how to endure those saber tooth dragons years and years ago. Our Local Bird and Mascot, n'est pa ?

Fans are whizzing everywhere, and all of us share the cough and the runny nose and chills that come from adjusting to them.  I am blessed with the ocean breeze flowing through my Palapa, which can also translate to hurricane force gales, but we aren' t there yet !

It hasn't rained. The river is very low. Houses without people still need water for the garden,
until it rains.  When will that be ? The question on everyone mind and lips. 
We wait. We stay joyful, and positive, and we wait.

This is a time of Transition, and you can't rush Mother Nature !

In the meantime there is more downtime, yet we all remain busy.  

The kids at Prepa ( grade 10 -12 ) are in the 1st of 2 weeks of exams.  
Secondary ( Grade 7 - 9 ) will begin exams 1st week of July.
I'll be heading to Primary ( 1-6 ) this week to begin to arrange a Summer English Reading Group with the kids who have English as a 1st or 2nd language already.
They have told me themselves they are forgetting their English, and that would be a shame.

Graduation preparations are beginning.  

I have been asked by Grade 9 to assist them in raising $$ for their Graduation Trip.

They are fundraising with Dance Performances , Social Events, Food Sales and etc.
to cover the cost of accomodations.

The parents are contributing to money for food, and I am asking my English speaking 
Yelapa friends to contribute, if they can, to the Transportaion Fund, the renting of a bus !
Their dream is to make it to Chiapas, but they will go only as far as the money will allow.

I have set up a Paypal account.  My email  kcyelapa@gmail.com
If anyone would like to participate, or would like more info. please comment on my blog,
or FB at Kelley Chesley, or email .

The more time I spend with the children and young people of Yelapa, ( ESL 3 days a week this month ) the more I want to help them.  Yelapa Scholarships are on my agenda.
   
What is stopping us from taking our Love and Connection to this special place, these 
unique people we so admire. and pooling our resources to provide a higher education and a wider range of life experience to those who are eager for it ?
Educate our kids to be our teachers, doctors, nurces, electricians, plumbers, lawyers and such.

Grade 9 has 14 students. Future Architect, Designers, Photograhers, Massage Therapists,
Folklore Dancers, Professional Soccer and Basketball Players, and Fliers ...

Ahhh ... Fifteen and full of life and possibilities.  I hope I get to stick around and see how it all turns out .

My very best to all of you... The Summer Solstice and Full Moon are together this month ...
Enjoy and Trust and Learn ... That's what it's all about !!