Anywho! I just passed the 5-month mark in site! It’s crazy how fast time is flying. And since on Friday I have to have a meeting with my boss and explain to him what I have been up to, I figured I would do the same with you all. So – here is a breakdown of my projects.
Library: Every Tuesday/Thursday I go and work in the library for a couple of hours in the afternoon. Usually it’s the same group of 6th grade girls who are just looking to write “Noelia ama Braihan por siempre” on paint, but occasionally they do pick up a book, play learning games on the computer, and explore all it has to offer. Either way, the kids love having this extra-curricular, so I am happy to provide it for them!
English Classes: Right now I am teaching 2 English classes – to that same group of 6th grade girls, and to a couple of high school students. With the girls, the class moves slower because there are about 10 of them and they are all friends, but they seem to enjoy it! We have covered basic greetings and questions, and this week learned our first verb – to be. With the high school kids, I just started this week. I can tell already they are quick learners and I will be able to get more complex with them, which should be fun. I never anticipated teaching English, but am finding that it is one of the things I do here that I enjoy the most!
Dental Charlas: Every Wednesday (when there is school…) I go to the school in the morning and afternoon to give a quick dental charla to the students, and then I have them brush their teeth and rinse their mouth out with fluoride. They really enjoy it! The only downside is… I did it the first 2 weeks, and then since then there hasn’t been school on Wednesdays. Right now the school system is on strike, and so whether or not there is class is always an issue… Hopefully next week I will be picking it up again!
Chicken Commission: Many volunteers work closely with commissions during their service, and looks like I am going to be one of them as well. Right now I am working with a group of about 10 women who are looking to receive 25 chickens each from the government. It has been an interesting process… The previous volunteer essentially did all the work for them, and I let them know right away that isn’t how I work. How is it going to be sustainable if they don’t know how to do it? So after I said that, I think they got the wrong message, and stopped inviting me to meetings… woops! But, now we are all on the same page and I am back to helping them. Yesterday I went to the municipality building with the president and treasurer to see if we would get our pedido (what we are asking for) approved, and we did! So now, we just wait until the funds are in, and then we can get ourselves some chickens! Oh- and as to why they want chickens… It will provide a healthy source of protein for the families between their meat and eggs. They will be able to raise more, sell when they need money, a nd cook delicious and healthy meals for their families!
So… SEE MOM AND DAD! I do have work! It’s just very little…. Haha
I will leave you with this pic of my sleeping beauty. Looks like an angel, but that is the FIFTH make shift tie-out I have set up… She has broken through all the others…. For all you people raising a pup in the states. YOU ARE SO LUCKY. With no access to quality leashes, kennels, collars, toys, obedience school… Raising a pup is quite the challenge!
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