One asked if we spoke any Spanish. We both spoke some, Megan more than I. He started asking us questions in Spanish - how long we had been painting, how much we get paid an hour (!), etc. I love practicing (my limited) Spanish or Italian whenever I get the chance. The last time I spoke Spanish was in....Spain...and it definitely turned out to be more Italian than Spanish. :P Ohhhh Romance-language similarities.
Between the two of us, I was able to translate his questions for Megan, and Megan answered them when I realized I didn't remember enough Spanish to say what I wanted. Yeah teamwork. :)
Before continuing his work, he came over and introduced himself as Max. Really nice guy. I love it when native speakers are patient with non-fluent speakers - makes speaking the language less stressful.
Health-wise, I have come to the realization that I am just going to be dehydrated ALL summer. I carry a water bottle with me everywhere, I bought Emergen-C to mix in my drink the other day, and have used that the past 2 days. Regardless, I have been incredibly dizzy on several occasions this week - especially on Monday, and then this evening as well. I don't know what more I can do. An IV drip would be awesome so I don't have to keep worrying about getting/drinking enough water. Somehow I don't think that's going to happen, though.
One of the girls said that the dry heat of New Mexico sometimes makes it hard to realize that you're dehydrated because sweat immediately evaporates off your skin. That makes sense, because I feel like all I do is sip on that stupid water bottle and no matter how much I drink, it never ever seems to be enough.
Ultimately one of these two things will occur:
Either my body will learn how to cope with consistently being dehydrated or I'll eventually pass out at some point this summer while on location....because I sure as heck can't drink enough water to stay hydrated. Lo siento.
CPR re-cert tomorrow morning! Lovely...
Katie
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