Clases llenas - Our technology classes for kids have gotten massive. We have 6 computers to use, and today 30 kids showed up! That means not a second goes by where you don´t hear "maestro!" or "maestra!" because they want to ask you any type of question imaginable.
They are great students and work very well together. But it´s a zoo in there. They have been getting better at typing now that we have been using the Mavis Beacon typing program, and they certainly have Microsoft Paint down. I´m enjoying it. It´s exhausting, but not as exhausting as sitting around waiting for people to show up! (Note that in the picture the computer is barely visible behind the throng of eager Mexican children)La presa - Today confirmed for me that our community has everything. One of our friends from town, Heriberto, took us in his car to the presa, which is a pretty huge lake surrounded by mountains and cliffs. It´s majestic. There´s a small waterfall, and its completely tranquilo. It was a wonderful getaway for the afternoon, and it was fun talking in English to Heriberto, for he is an English teacher in the Istmo of Oaxaca.
So here´s a list of things in community: Food out of this world, pre-Colombian ruins, high-speed internet, a huge cultural festival (Guelaguetza) coming up next week, beautiful mountains, a secluded lake, and all 45 minutes from Oaxaca City. Superb.Los Jardineros - Today we also began to prepare a piece of gardening area to do an amaranth planting demonstration for women in the community. We are working with the women in the cooking class, and did a little bit of digging and cleaning the area so we can plant the seeds. It was strange being on Project TECHNO and using a shovel, but it will be fun. It was clearly obvious I have done very little to no gardening in my life. Perhaps I should stick with the blog.
Three weeks from today, we shall we leaving community. It´s going by fast!
Love,
Apoorva
4 comments:
Three weeks, wow. Less than that now.
Wish I had a lake and waterfall, but the surrounding Esquipulas isn't too shabby.
They do love their Microsoft Paint.
thank you for visiting mine litle village i born in that place now i live in the states; i allways want to know how you choose this village.
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