Hello everybody,
We are doing great! Just to catch you up from yesterday, we
had a great celebration of Ben’s “Sweet 16” on the worksite! Together, all 120
students and our group of 10 sang Happy Birthday in Spanish and in English. We
think Ben was surprised but we know he was happy.
After our day of work we returned home to freshen up. Later,
we met up for cooking class with Amable, one of the women who lives in the
community, who is a great cook. We learned to make picadillo and tortillas.
They were yummy! We met Amable’s family, her 2 daughters, and her two
grandchildren. Ben continued to entertain us yelling out things he is learning from
the Spanish phrase book Reverend Crowner lent him. Changer was a master chopper
- the choyote, garlic, and onions didn’t stand a chance against him. After eating
our homemade snack, we worked in our affinity teams to discuss local problems
regarding economics, health, environment, and education.
We returned home for our real dinner after already being
filled up with cake, the snack we made, along with snacks Changer bought from
La Soda (the snack bar at the school). Then, it was off to sleep to rest for
another day of working on the walkway/overhang/patio project.
This morning, we headed back to the school for more classes
and to continue working. We first had an English class (Jonas and Aaron were
late again). We helped the students with an English worksheet regarding the
environment and global warming. We felt more in our comfort zone in this
English class and were able to help a lot. After class, we have a brief meeting
with our instructor, Randall. Then we start
on the blog as the others begin to lay cement over the dirt.
Now back to work….
Aaron and Ben
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