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-Speaks for itself- |
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With Marlon |
The view was insane, unbelievable…
After Yonseili and I had breakfast we decided to go to the store on Tomas de Berlanga to get chocolates for the students who behaved on Friday. We told them we’d be giving prizes to whomever behaved so of course we had to keep our word. Thankfully we got a good taxi and right before the taxi driver parked at the corner of Manuel Ambrosi and Eloy Alfaro, Yonseili tapped on my shoulder and told me to look to my right…
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Joan and Melisa painting with toothbrushes |
Highlight of the day: …It was the picturesque view of the CAYAMBE VOLCANO. Holy smokes, it was right in front of us all this time and because of the weather we hadn’t seen it until today. There has been a cloudy curtain this entire time, hiding the incredible view. It is truly inspiring to see that. It is absolutely surreal to look at that active monster.
We walked down to the foundation and as other mornings began to take the benches off the tables and put the tables in place. One by one the students showed up and put their backpacks on the shelf. It’s funny to see Melissa put away hers because she stands up against the shelf and places the backpack on the shelf she can reach and then slips out her arms. The backpack looks big on her. Class started and Carmen read a story to them about a donkey who tried to shortcut his work and ended up having to do more work. We were asked to draw the donkey and make copies for everyone. Then they got paint and toothbrushes to color the drawing. I had mixed feelings about the toothbrush. Yes, they probably were using them because they're cheaper than actual paint brushes... BUT I really liked the idea. I don't think these kids have been told that art is not 'perfect'... I mean, colors don't have to stay inside the line... Their work turned out very nice.
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At El Corral |
After school we didn't go home because we had to buy several things for the thanksgiving dinner we will be having Thursday, including the turkey. Wow, it's not cheap. We ate at El Corral in El Jardin. The meal was worth the $9 I paid for it.
When we came home we put the groceries down in Yonseili's kitchen and I came home. I slept forever. Well, I slept from about 3:30pm until 7:30pm. I woke up because Yonseili came over and I heard her knock. I will miss my nap times here in Ecuador. I will also miss not driving by the way, and not pumping gas.
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yummmmmmm |
Then we worked on our blogs and such.
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For our Thanksgiving in Ecuador |
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