Safety Is No Problema at La Esquela

So we are living at la esquela with seven other students, a couple of teachers, two directors, three dogs, two cats, and apparently two night security guards, who I have not yet met. We have been warned not to venture more than about 100 meters away from school alone or in small groups unless you take one of the "attack dogs" with us. Now, these dogs are shaggy mutts that will roll over on their backs every time you come within 5 feet of them. Vicious is not the first word I would have used to describe these dogs, so taking them with me as protection was not making me comfortable.

However, the first time i was outside of the school - sitting in a hammock as one does in the afternoon - two children in school uniforms walked by our gate and the dogs went crazy. I was afraid they might go around the fence and bring back some poor kid´s severed hand. It turns out that they know all the students and teachers, but anyone else that even dares to walk past our school runs the chance of being torn apart by Buster, Compa, and/or Capi. So our dogs are a bit protective I discovered.

Now that I know that they are vicious, I wondered how to get them to stay with me as I venture down the road. It turns out that all you have to do is call them as you leave the school grounds and they just stick with you the whole time you are gone. Buster (Andrea´s personal favorite) often accompanies her into town when she goes for her meals. The first day Buster even went inside with Andrea like she (yes, Buster is a girl) owned the place.

They are smarter than most people I think, and sometimes better company...but they all have fleas so we make them sleep in the hallway.

Buster is pictured above...vicious, no?

Mucho Love