Que Lindos!
Monday was a great start to the week! Well for most of us. Jake wasn't feeling too hot so he stayed home and rested for the day. At the community center, I helped the PE teachers with a couple different basketball games. It is quite notable that kids here don't really know too much about basketball and they don't practice it either. However, most of the kids really enjoyed having a new experience with it! It rained quite a bit that evening so we ended up mostly relaxing that afternoon then went and found a yummy pizza joint for dinner.
Tuesday was a teaching day for us. Over the weekend, a bad storm hit the east side of Merida so most of the playground area for the kids (except the basketball court) was trashed for few days. So they asked us to prepare a lesson for the little kid groups on this day. It was a basic lesson about washing hands and eating healthy. However, the students at the hospital that though basic, the topic of washing hands is super important so many people here do not. We showed some videos and did some interactive games to get the kids moving. They seemed to be extra rowdy but it all worked out.... Tuesday was also Calvin's last day so he wanted to go to the zoo. A small group of us went. It was fun and I still enjoyed it the second time! Afterwards, he wanted to eat some sushi since we found a place that is 2 x 1 on Tuesdays. That was my second or third time at that restaurant so sushi is really growing on me hahaha. Calvin will sure be missed because of his fun and upbeat energy! He is such a stud but I am excited for him because he will be visiting his mission with his family so he left early for a good cause.
Wednesday was another fun day for us as Jake and I were in charge of organizing activities for each of the age groups. We had the little kids play a variation of tag and do a little obstacle course while the older kids played Knock-out (aka Lightning) and dodge ball. The kids really seemed to enjoy it and it was satisfying to see the kids laugh and have fun during games we organized and planned. On the bus ride home, we had a spontaneous dance party of the bus with the other volunteers from the community center. The bus driver probably thought we were a little crazy but it was way fun! After eating some lunch, Sawyer, Jake and I went to the temple and enjoyed a couple hours there. We left a little earlier than we had wanted to because our professor, Randy Page, was in town. He took us all to dinner as well as our coordinators, Linda and Leonor, from UBELONG. We had a wonderful dinner at a place called La Catrin, where we also watched a little light show!
Thursday Randy decided to join us at the community center to observe what we do to help out there. Thursday was a good day because we played with the kids in the morning then taught more classes after the break so he was able to see both sides of our project. The kids enjoyed another couple videos and even learned a dance on how to control and express emotions. Thursday was also our double duty day so in the afternoon we also went and visited some communities outside of Merida. However, due to weather and timing issues, we were unable to actually do any teaching. It worked out because we were then able to make it to dinner with Randy and the rest of the students once again.
El principio de la semana fue medio raro para mi. No sentía como mi mismo por que me faltaba muchas ganas de trabajar y estar con mis amigos que he hecho aquí. Sin embargo, gracias al ejercicio y el consuelo y ayuda que solo Dios brinda, solo duré así unos pocos días. Sé que el templo es un lugar donde se puede encontrar mucha paz y felicidad si lo pides.
Tuesday was a teaching day for us. Over the weekend, a bad storm hit the east side of Merida so most of the playground area for the kids (except the basketball court) was trashed for few days. So they asked us to prepare a lesson for the little kid groups on this day. It was a basic lesson about washing hands and eating healthy. However, the students at the hospital that though basic, the topic of washing hands is super important so many people here do not. We showed some videos and did some interactive games to get the kids moving. They seemed to be extra rowdy but it all worked out.... Tuesday was also Calvin's last day so he wanted to go to the zoo. A small group of us went. It was fun and I still enjoyed it the second time! Afterwards, he wanted to eat some sushi since we found a place that is 2 x 1 on Tuesdays. That was my second or third time at that restaurant so sushi is really growing on me hahaha. Calvin will sure be missed because of his fun and upbeat energy! He is such a stud but I am excited for him because he will be visiting his mission with his family so he left early for a good cause.
Wednesday was another fun day for us as Jake and I were in charge of organizing activities for each of the age groups. We had the little kids play a variation of tag and do a little obstacle course while the older kids played Knock-out (aka Lightning) and dodge ball. The kids really seemed to enjoy it and it was satisfying to see the kids laugh and have fun during games we organized and planned. On the bus ride home, we had a spontaneous dance party of the bus with the other volunteers from the community center. The bus driver probably thought we were a little crazy but it was way fun! After eating some lunch, Sawyer, Jake and I went to the temple and enjoyed a couple hours there. We left a little earlier than we had wanted to because our professor, Randy Page, was in town. He took us all to dinner as well as our coordinators, Linda and Leonor, from UBELONG. We had a wonderful dinner at a place called La Catrin, where we also watched a little light show!
Thursday Randy decided to join us at the community center to observe what we do to help out there. Thursday was a good day because we played with the kids in the morning then taught more classes after the break so he was able to see both sides of our project. The kids enjoyed another couple videos and even learned a dance on how to control and express emotions. Thursday was also our double duty day so in the afternoon we also went and visited some communities outside of Merida. However, due to weather and timing issues, we were unable to actually do any teaching. It worked out because we were then able to make it to dinner with Randy and the rest of the students once again.
El principio de la semana fue medio raro para mi. No sentía como mi mismo por que me faltaba muchas ganas de trabajar y estar con mis amigos que he hecho aquí. Sin embargo, gracias al ejercicio y el consuelo y ayuda que solo Dios brinda, solo duré así unos pocos días. Sé que el templo es un lugar donde se puede encontrar mucha paz y felicidad si lo pides.
Classes with little Paris!
Group B!
Merida Temple at sunset
Restaurant La Catrin
Tug-of-war (sporting my Iron Man pants)
My future adopted daughter, Adalis 💖
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