While all in the States are enjoying BBQs and fireworks, I am here, enjoying the sun and more diarrhea! So great! At this point, I don´t know what to say about my body here. I can´t tell if it´s because of yet another diet change in a new household or I have more amebas, but it is attacking and attacking muy fuerte.
Otherwise, the mask-making workshop with the kids went really really well yesterday. They seemed to love the project, although, I find it much much more difficult to wok with these kids than I do my own in the States. In my classroom, there are rules and order, and here, the kids literally grab supplies out of the teachers hands for their own purpose. Admittedly, this annoys the shit out of me! But, I am learning, slowly, to remain calm and let the kids do what they want.
Which, for me, begs a question: These kids, literally, have almost nothing that they possess besides this school and there smiles, therefore, should we allow them to grab, fight, kick and run around crazy because they don´t otherwise have parents, or should we give them structure and rules and planned activities to benefit from? Sometimes, I find that I feel so sorry for them that I let them do whatever they please, no matter if it´s not in the best interest of the group. Is this right? In my opinion...absolutely not, but then again, I am borrowing the classroom and the time with the kids!
Afterwards, Corinne and I had a break at Blue Angel, in which we tried to study, but I wasn´t really into it. After all day of navigating life with Spanish, sometimes it´s nice to sit in silence and read.
Otherwise...life is as it should be an I¨m planning my next week. Not sure, what I´ll do or where I´ll end up, but I like it :)
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