I'm currently living and working in Macas, Ecuador, on the edge of the Ecuadorian jungle. I teach English to elementary, junior high and high schoolers at the only Evangelical Christian school in the province.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Beginning of the year
I have all sorts of stories saved up in my head, but haven't been able to write any of them down because I've been so busy living them! :) We're in the middle of our 2nd week with kids and I'm slowly getting the routine down of my schedule and how each class's dynamics differ from the other classes and what works best with the kids. That's my day and in the evenings and on the weekends I hang out with friends, either at church, their house or around town. I've actually managed to make it to the river twice!!! In the 3 years I've been coming here, I'd never made it to the river. I'd seen pictures of it and heard all about it and even been invited once, but wasn't able to go. A week and a half ago, Ivonne and Fernando invited me to go with them after church. It was a really hot day (just walking a couple blocks, I broke out into a sweat), so I was really excited to be able to go. We went to a portion of the river that formed a slightly moving pond and swam around for probably a couple of hours and then went to the actual river and ate sugar cane. It was so nice to be able to float around in a lake on such a hot day! Then this last Sunday (a week later), the some of the youth group decided to go swimming, so I went again. :) For those who might be a little confused as to why a 27 year old is considered a part of the youth group, the youth group here is for people anywhere from about 15 or 16 up to whenever they get married!! The group that went to the river was at least half my age or more. :) I took a ton of pictures, but am not in any of them, my poor parents, they don't get to see me. :)
I have all sorts of stories saved up in my head, but haven't been able to write any of them down because I've been so busy living them! :) We're in the middle of our 2nd week with kids and I'm slowly getting the routine down of my schedule and how each class's dynamics differ from the other classes and what works best with the kids. That's my day and in the evenings and on the weekends I hang out with friends, either at church, their house or around town. I've actually managed to make it to the river twice!!! In the 3 years I've been coming here, I'd never made it to the river. I'd seen pictures of it and heard all about it and even been invited once, but wasn't able to go. A week and a half ago, Ivonne and Fernando invited me to go with them after church. It was a really hot day (just walking a couple blocks, I broke out into a sweat), so I was really excited to be able to go. We went to a portion of the river that formed a slightly moving pond and swam around for probably a couple of hours and then went to the actual river and ate sugar cane. It was so nice to be able to float around in a lake on such a hot day! Then this last Sunday (a week later), the some of the youth group decided to go swimming, so I went again. :) For those who might be a little confused as to why a 27 year old is considered a part of the youth group, the youth group here is for people anywhere from about 15 or 16 up to whenever they get married!! The group that went to the river was at least half my age or more. :) I took a ton of pictures, but am not in any of them, my poor parents, they don't get to see me. :) 
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