¿Trabajaste?

Yes, I did do some work this week. Classes just started up for all the schools here (again, opposite seasons), so before we actually started classes, we had to go to each of the four schools with jazzy flyers and enthusiastic announcements. The schools we teach at- Los Nogales, Matara, Santoni, and Pacca, are all pretty much the same in terms of size and economic resources, with the exception of Pacca (more on that later). One school is about a 20 minute walk from where we live, the other 2 are a cab ride up the mountains away, and the 4th, Pacca, is a one hour journey consisting of 2 seperate car rides and a motorcycle taxi DEEP into the mountains, hasta el campo.

The girls were super excited to see us and oh so cute (between the ages of 9-14). The boys in the classes were bummed they were excluded from the invitation, but they'll get over it. I'll post pictures of the school once I take them. Other than annoucements, on the work front Alex and I are trying to take on some side projects for GSW- including improving the website (Thanks Evan!), churning out a spring newsletter, and somehow getting computers for one of our schools.

This job is definitely demanding I use a part of my brain I wasn't using daily at Meridian. While my job was challenging, I pretty much knew what I had to do, and how I executed my work was just a matter of time management and organization. This job, however, has tons of room for creativity- in fact, it's crucial. Alex and I have to come up with new and different ways to keep the girls excited about coming to class, and engaged while they're there. I'm definitely racking my brain for all the fun games we played in phys ed and on various sports teams.

On that note- if anyone can remember their favorite game (thanks to camp counselor extraordinaire Kyle Landman for already sending us her favorites) from phys ed/ sports teams/ camp, etc., please send it along!