It's Elle here!
We spent the day at the local school today. We started off by working with local parents to make a soccer field at the school. We brought rakes and moved rocks off of the field to the side. We worked in pairs with the parents and group members. Feild and I were a dream team, by the end of our three hours we were expert rock collectors. Other students paired up with teacher's and parents. We made a lot of progress. We took a long break at the end and bonded as a group.
After the rock collecting was over and we were covered in dirt and visited my mom at her station in the market. We found souvenirs for our families and then we went home for lunch. I watched some Mexican soap operas with my family and had a delicious meal of pollo a la plancha (grilled chicken). We had a quick break before returning to the hostel,
In the afternoon we worked with the kids. As soon as the bell rang all of the stations were filled with forty or more kids. It was chaos; at my station, card and board games, kids were playing Jenga, playing chess (without knowing the rules), and played a very confusing game called "cartas." Next door was the Marinera dance station. Unlike the games station, which was basically anarchy, the kids eyes were glued to Sra. Viacava's graceful dance moves. Each kid hand a napkin in hand, mirroring Sr. and Sra. as the danced together. Outside was a soccer game, with probably sixty kids who would each follow the ball. It was like a swarm of bees following the ball. The sheer number of kids everywhere was overwhelming, and they were overall hard to control. In the end it was great interacting with the kids, trying (and failing) to teach them chess, and watching them dance.
Tomorrow is our overnight hike. I am excited to celebrate the Fourth of July with the group on top of a mountain!
We spent the day at the local school today. We started off by working with local parents to make a soccer field at the school. We brought rakes and moved rocks off of the field to the side. We worked in pairs with the parents and group members. Feild and I were a dream team, by the end of our three hours we were expert rock collectors. Other students paired up with teacher's and parents. We made a lot of progress. We took a long break at the end and bonded as a group.
After the rock collecting was over and we were covered in dirt and visited my mom at her station in the market. We found souvenirs for our families and then we went home for lunch. I watched some Mexican soap operas with my family and had a delicious meal of pollo a la plancha (grilled chicken). We had a quick break before returning to the hostel,
In the afternoon we worked with the kids. As soon as the bell rang all of the stations were filled with forty or more kids. It was chaos; at my station, card and board games, kids were playing Jenga, playing chess (without knowing the rules), and played a very confusing game called "cartas." Next door was the Marinera dance station. Unlike the games station, which was basically anarchy, the kids eyes were glued to Sra. Viacava's graceful dance moves. Each kid hand a napkin in hand, mirroring Sr. and Sra. as the danced together. Outside was a soccer game, with probably sixty kids who would each follow the ball. It was like a swarm of bees following the ball. The sheer number of kids everywhere was overwhelming, and they were overall hard to control. In the end it was great interacting with the kids, trying (and failing) to teach them chess, and watching them dance.
Tomorrow is our overnight hike. I am excited to celebrate the Fourth of July with the group on top of a mountain!
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