When I got back to the Breakfast Program, AKA The Plentiful Life Program, now known as Buen Provecho which is a segment of the Plentiful Life Program, the kids cheered and raced for my car. Then shoved each other out of the way and climbed inside onto my lap as I opened the door. I was smothered in hugs and kisses and told I was greatly missed. The welcome was so intense, somehow my car alarm started going off and I couldn't get it to stop.
This week a lot of kids tell me they love me. This is something new. It used to happen sometimes, but now it is on a daily basis, at random times. A person can never be told too many times that they are loved! So I make sure they know I love them too.
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| Not sure what the boys' pose means |
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| Violet, Milagro, Walter (he's new!), Samuel, Misael and Jose |
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| Samuel |
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| Jose |
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| Marco Tulio asked where I had been. He missed me! |
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| Samuel and Misael playing "viejos" (old people) |
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| The aches and pains of being Viejo - Hahaha! |
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| Milagro and Violet cooked for me until my lap was full! |
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| Then they cooked for Don Juan |
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| Samuel heading off to work with his briefcases |
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| Scarlet brushing her new haircut |
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| Proud boys! They finished their "Rey McQueen" puzzle together. |
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Cristian reading out loud in English
to practice his homework |
The curriculum for English classes must have changed this year. (Remember the school year just started in mid-February.) In the past the kids never spoke in English. Their work was all written. As a result they did not have confidence to say anything aloud, no matter how many years they studied. This year almost every homework assignment is to read something aloud in front of the class, to carry on a conversation, or to give/follow directions. I think it is really great! But I do feel bad for the kids who don't have someone to help them at home. The teacher has them copy things down and expects them to come prepared to pronounce it correctly the next day. My personal goal is that the kids from Iglesia en Transformación have the best grades in their class and feel comfortable speaking English. So far they are doing really, really well.
