Thursday, March 4

We are getting close to the end of our first week here and the school routine is beginning to fall into place. Today the book sale was in the lobby of the school for the students to buy the books that they will need for classes throughout the year. Our junior 3 class is going to be reading a Penguin Books version of Rohld Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I was exited to see this book choice (and to pick one up for 35 pesos) because it is one that I remember well from my elementary school days (and a good addition to my library for future students.) Today our class had physical education in the morning for an hour during which the boys and girls had separate classes. They wore different uniforms to school today for PE class. Our boys were doing line drills with a rugby ball and then they played team handball. The PE class for the boys was in the courtyard where they play soccer during their breaks throughout the day and the girls were upstairs in the drama room which is like a multipurpose room with a stage. We had lessons as usual with math in Spanish in the morning and English in the afternoon. The students had drama as well in the afternoon and during this time Stephanie and I went to the junior 4 class to answer questions that they prepared to ask us. We were happy to have the opportunity to answer questions that they had about us and our culture, they are especially interested in learning about our families. The next time we meet with the junior four class we will be helping them to do some English writing about their lives, an autobiography of some sort. We shared Girl Scout’s Thin Mints with the faculty today and they liked our American cookies. I found the best appetizer I have ever eaten tonight at dinner. Cerviche, a mix of salmon and langusitna (small lobster) cooked cold with lime juice mixed with tomato, onion and cilantro which you eat on toasted bread like bruschetta, me encanta.