weird day

I have to admit that this was a really weird day. I woke up with a horrible head ache, however I had to meet with the kids I teach. During my long bus ride I realized that I had high feaver…I was cold and I didn’t have any medicine with me.
I usually have a [...]

things that made me smile and laugh..

Brought pizza to class today…it’s impossible to describe their happiness!! They love it and don’t really have the chance to have it since it’s expensive…What amazed me the most was that they were asking for napkins so they could bring some to their mothers…
Talked a bit of Albanian to my kids in class….and taught them [...]

a usual day in here

Wake up at 6:30 take the bus to the Center where I need to teach. The bus ride is approximately one hour. The city starts getting busy from the early morning. Out of the window, of an old school bus, I see a woman breast feeding her child as she is trying to sell candies [...]

Manuel singing

Last friday the Center organized a fundraising event. Some of the kids sang traditional ecuadorian songs. Manuel, the solist, has a wonederful voice. He is in one of my english classes and is one of the best students…eager to learn english….
click here to watch a video of that!!!

the shoe shine box…..

One of the things that has touched me the most since I have been here has been seeing litte boys shinning shoes most of the day….Some of them are 5 or 6 and actually they make more then their older colleagues because are considered to be cute…
Ready for work

bus rides

Everyday I take the bus to go to the Center where I teach. The bus ride is approximately 1 hour…..Well it might sound a lot but it really goes fast. During the bus trips many people enter in and try to sell items….from chewing gums and candies to wallets, CD, DVD etc. They usually make [...]

Juan’s bday

Last thursday one of my students, Juan, had his bday. He turned 12 years old. So I decided to have a little party. I brought cookies, chips, had the bday song playing for him etc. I placed the treats on the table and everyone started to sing to Juan. Then I said, let’s get something [...]

Catholic devotion

Yesterday I participated in a Catholic bible study. We talked about Ignatius Loyola and used one of his exercises, contemplation, to enter in His presence and to better understand scripture. The bible passage we looked at was the Wedding at Cana. In all my previous experiences with that bible passage the focus has been at [...]

kids in computer class
Jeff-religion prof.
other volunteers (jeff, sara, jenn, miriam)
view from my window
my room
my room
kids

kids in computer class
Jeff-religion prof.
other volunteers (jeff, sara, jenn, miriam)
view from my window
my room
my room
kids