Today is the first full day in El Sauce. We arrived yesterday afternoon after staying in Managua for the first night, which was nice. The people have been really friendly and welcoming here, and very patient with our Spanish skills (or lack-there-of) which is helpful, but its still very intimidating.
I went to San Jose today to see the school and the teachers with whom I'll be working with, and to see Wes' house and talk about the garden and tree nursery that I will be helping him with. I liked the country side a lot, but the dirt roads filled with rocks was a little painful to travel on, since Kellan and I were on the back of motorcycles. It was fun, though, and hopefully I will be able to learn a lot and improve my Spanish skills while helping out in San Jose.
It is funny how everyone is always very late and no one seems to care, and that when it rains, everything stops. Now I have been waiting for the rain to stop for about two hours so that I can return with Eddie and Mario (the guys from "Yo Si Puedo" that will be taking me to San Jose) to return to observe my first class. Hopefully it will stop soon!
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Motorcycle rides? That sounds like an adventure in El Sauce's cobble-stoned or unpaved streets--but definitely fun! Hang on tight!
ReplyDeleteGood to hear you will be working in a tree nursery and that you've gotten started in the teaching program.
Keep us posted!