I am going to discuss the voluteering at the primary school.
Today we woke up early and we all had breakfast with our host family. We met at the Guacamaya School for 8:20. Not to much longer we were at the primary school. We left there and had lunch with our host family. Return to the Guacamaya School at 5:40 so that we could have our two hour long Spanish classes. Later that evening we had group dinner at Jim's Pizza. We also had a debrief and a short meeting about everything that had went on in the course of the day. Going to the primary school was very exciting to me.
I really like spending time with the kids because they are very happy and jolly about everything. They are very easy to talk to. Coming to the school was a very good experience for both of us (the group) and the students. It allows us as a whole to expand our Spanish and at the same time allow the children to learn English. Yet, coming to the school was a very sadful site. The school system is very poor. POR DIOS. Most kids don't make it to a 6th grade education, due to the lack of money. Imagine yourself walking into your school with only three classroom, two teachers, and a class full of students running every where. This life long lesson has truly taught me to appreciate so much more and learn to be content. REMEMBER THAT THE GRASS IS NOT ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE. The purpose of us coming to the school is to enhance the children knowledge with English speaking and grammar. Over the course of us teaching the students, we all ended up learning something new. I have enjoyed the trip and hope that one day I get the chance to do this experience again. My favorite part of the trip so far is meeting the different ratio of people in my house and learning more about them and their way of living. VERY INTERESTING!!!!!
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