So I guess I have a lot to update on...
Starting with last last friday (not a few days ago, but before that)...
We had a "parade" with the camp kids... not sure why we decided that parading kids of ages 8-18 down the street to the beach while trying to remain "en FILA!" was a good idea, but c'est la vie... One of my girls (who is a big old dramatic pain in the patooty) decided that she was all of a sudden SUPER SICK from the heat and began to cry. So we evacuated her from the crazy crazy parade of screaming kids and moved her into the air conditioning. She cryed more. We told her she could go back and all of a sudden she was fine and wanted to walk. As soon as we get to the beach this girl has a MAJOR breakdown because she knows the other kids are watching and is flailing about with her head in her hands. I was like "Este es un poco de drama, Yolanda. Todo esta bien... TRANQUILO!" ... oh well, didn't work. I missed the tug of war on the beach. I was depressed.
Let's talk about PePe for a second. When you get a chance just go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93Z5RGEcWz0 and listen. If you don't think that's annoying, move here. My kids run around singing "Peeepe, Peeepe, PEPE PEPE PEEPe!" all day. All day.
Good songs on the other hand include:
Aventura- All Up To You
Daddy Yankee- Que Tengo Que Hacer
I do kareoke on Mondays, so I'll keep you updated.
On Tuesday me and my kids went on a field trip to Laguna Gre Gre... which is really the ocean... But it was BEAUTIFUL. The water was BLUE. Not blue-green, not brown, not clear, BLUE. The bluest water I've ever seen. We also went in a cave and I attempted to teach some of my kids to swim... I failed. :(
Wednesday was my last day with the kids before they went to their "internships" (working at hotels, etc for two weeks). I MISS THEM during the day while they are away. I basically just help out where it's needed but I really love my kids. Which I told them upon their return in really bad spanish. Since there are way too many ways to say "I love you" in espanol, I think I said I was IN love with them. And they laughed... Oh well, it's all the same.
I have more to say, but it will have to come at a later time. I LOVE YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :) :) :)
Monday, July 20, 2009
Saturday, July 11, 2009
First Week of CAMP!!!
Yay!!!!!!!!!! This week was AWESOME. I am in LOVE with my kids! They are just so smart and sweet. Personal space bubbles are WAY smaller here and the kids are super affectionate as a result.
Every day we eat breakfast at the hotel and get to camp by 8 am, where the kids have usually been waiting since 7. We get our groups at 8:30 to take them to their first class. Classes in the adolescent camp where I work are math, english, reading/writing, futbol para la vida (aka Grassroots Soccer which is kind of like sex ed), health, and for our kids pre-internship class.
We eat lunch at 12:30 and are out at 3 every day but Tuesday and Thursday, when I help teach an ESL class for the local volunteers until 4:30. After this I usually go to a student's house.
Visiting the students is a GREAT experience. They have very little by US standards but are so happy and proud. They make sure you are well fed. Usually I buy the meat and drink and they cook up a fantastic meal. It's a system of hospitality and sharing here and it's a LOT less individualistic than in the states.
I'm going to Church with a volunteer named Pepito today. It doesn't start until 7:30, but he likes to go at 5:30 to pray. Isn't that awesome?! I'm really excited.
Weird sighting of the day: On the way out of the hotel we stopped in shock to watch a man dancing with a rooster. He was picking it up and throwing it by the wing and pulling it in figure eights around his legs. We can only assume it was somehow related to cock fighting.
That's all for now. I love you guys!!!
Every day we eat breakfast at the hotel and get to camp by 8 am, where the kids have usually been waiting since 7. We get our groups at 8:30 to take them to their first class. Classes in the adolescent camp where I work are math, english, reading/writing, futbol para la vida (aka Grassroots Soccer which is kind of like sex ed), health, and for our kids pre-internship class.
We eat lunch at 12:30 and are out at 3 every day but Tuesday and Thursday, when I help teach an ESL class for the local volunteers until 4:30. After this I usually go to a student's house.
Visiting the students is a GREAT experience. They have very little by US standards but are so happy and proud. They make sure you are well fed. Usually I buy the meat and drink and they cook up a fantastic meal. It's a system of hospitality and sharing here and it's a LOT less individualistic than in the states.
I'm going to Church with a volunteer named Pepito today. It doesn't start until 7:30, but he likes to go at 5:30 to pray. Isn't that awesome?! I'm really excited.
Weird sighting of the day: On the way out of the hotel we stopped in shock to watch a man dancing with a rooster. He was picking it up and throwing it by the wing and pulling it in figure eights around his legs. We can only assume it was somehow related to cock fighting.
That's all for now. I love you guys!!!
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Que lo que?!
So I am very sorry for not updating. Computers are very hard to come by.
Basically I am busy all the time. We have orentation in the day time and go out at night. Between there it's all I can do to take a nap and eat. On Sunday hurt my knee really bad by jumping into the pool with my leg straight. How stupid of me.
On Monday we had an awful torturous scavenger hunt in the heat with my knee brace. How fun. But I did meet Manny and Stephanie which made it all better.
Tuesday I stayed out until midnight with Lindsey, who graduated from UNC this past year, just telling life stories.
Wednesday we went out to the bars for the first time.
Thursday it was "ladies night" at voy voy (bar) which suposedly meant free drinks but really just meant huge crowds.
Friday I decided to be an idiot and slice my finger open with my swiss army knife, burn my legs like crazy, hurt my knee again and cut my leg after scraping my burn down the step I slipped on. It was awesome. I was basically crying. Not to mention I am covered in mosquito bites.
I'm teaching my first class tomorrow. Since we're the internship group we're doing resume and interview skills. I have two other Americans in my group (one is a certified teacher and one barely speaks spanish) and one is a Dominican by the name of Gabriel.
Let's talk about that for a ratito (second). Gabby and I hung out on Wednesday and danced a lot and he became OBSESSED with me. He follows me like no other and asked me to be his girlfriend the day I met him. He's a super nice guy and if I did infact want a Dominican boyfriend it would be legit... however I definitely do not. So after avoiding him a ton and him not exactly getting the memo I had to "break up" with him last night. He told me "Es que estoy enamorado de ti" ("It's just that I'm in love with you"). I was like "...lo siento..." Then he asked me if I wanted to meet his parents. Lord.
In other news, I eat A TON here. I keep wondering where my money is going... yeah I'm eating it. I get gelato every day. It's SO good! I need to stop though. I'm known for being a little fatty now. Perfect.
I'm living with two girls called Yanelka and Lisalotte. They are super funny and nice, but they only speak spanish, which is EXCELLENT! I'm practicing a lot. I hung out with them all day today. I am also learning some cultural things such as the fact that they don't care about walking around naked at all (Rachel, you know how much I like that) and they leave there panties EVERYWHERE.
I will skype you if I ever figure it out.
MISS YOU ALL!!!!!!!
Basically I am busy all the time. We have orentation in the day time and go out at night. Between there it's all I can do to take a nap and eat. On Sunday hurt my knee really bad by jumping into the pool with my leg straight. How stupid of me.
On Monday we had an awful torturous scavenger hunt in the heat with my knee brace. How fun. But I did meet Manny and Stephanie which made it all better.
Tuesday I stayed out until midnight with Lindsey, who graduated from UNC this past year, just telling life stories.
Wednesday we went out to the bars for the first time.
Thursday it was "ladies night" at voy voy (bar) which suposedly meant free drinks but really just meant huge crowds.
Friday I decided to be an idiot and slice my finger open with my swiss army knife, burn my legs like crazy, hurt my knee again and cut my leg after scraping my burn down the step I slipped on. It was awesome. I was basically crying. Not to mention I am covered in mosquito bites.
I'm teaching my first class tomorrow. Since we're the internship group we're doing resume and interview skills. I have two other Americans in my group (one is a certified teacher and one barely speaks spanish) and one is a Dominican by the name of Gabriel.
Let's talk about that for a ratito (second). Gabby and I hung out on Wednesday and danced a lot and he became OBSESSED with me. He follows me like no other and asked me to be his girlfriend the day I met him. He's a super nice guy and if I did infact want a Dominican boyfriend it would be legit... however I definitely do not. So after avoiding him a ton and him not exactly getting the memo I had to "break up" with him last night. He told me "Es que estoy enamorado de ti" ("It's just that I'm in love with you"). I was like "...lo siento..." Then he asked me if I wanted to meet his parents. Lord.
In other news, I eat A TON here. I keep wondering where my money is going... yeah I'm eating it. I get gelato every day. It's SO good! I need to stop though. I'm known for being a little fatty now. Perfect.
I'm living with two girls called Yanelka and Lisalotte. They are super funny and nice, but they only speak spanish, which is EXCELLENT! I'm practicing a lot. I hung out with them all day today. I am also learning some cultural things such as the fact that they don't care about walking around naked at all (Rachel, you know how much I like that) and they leave there panties EVERYWHERE.
I will skype you if I ever figure it out.
MISS YOU ALL!!!!!!!
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