A couple weeks ago was Semana de San Francisco de Asissi,
the patron saint of the school, which consisted of a weeklong celebration. For
a project, my students decided to set up a restaurant specializing in the
traditional foods from each Colombian region. They cooked all the food
themselves, wrote speeches about the regions and dialogues between customers
and waiters, all in English. They worked extremely hard and the finished
product was great! Its times like these that make the whole year worth it and
remind me of the difference we are making.
Last weekend was my 29th birthday (feliz
cumpleaños a mi!) and our friend, Joellyn, was in town from SLC. We decided to
take her on a bit of an adventure and hopped on a bus for 4 bumpy hours down
the coast through some serious jungle and tiny dirt “roads” to a little town
called Tolú. It turned out to be a nice relaxing break after a strenuous week.
We took bicycle taxis all around, ate some fresh seafood, had a little beach
time and lots of lounging in hammocks. Jo’s visit really helped us
re-appreciate Colombia.
We also received the first round of pen pal letters back
from Steph’s old high school in CT. My kids have been asking me about them every day
since we sent ours. They are great and most of the kids wrote in both English
and Spanish and seem genuinely interested in life in Santa Ana. Next my
students will write their first letters all in English. It will be great
practice since I am not always able to challenge this extremely bright group as
much as I would like in class.
In other news:
- Our house was struck by lightning the other day. It was
electrifying.
- I had a lower-respiratory infection, Steph had an
upper-respiratory infection, she always has to one-up me!
- I turned 29! I now have 3 grey hairs in my beard.
-We found a 6-inch long grasshopper outside our room. No
ants for dinner tonight!
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