Monday, December 17, 2007

Monday School in the Galapagos

Today in the classroom was one of our most rewarding days. We reached a new level in our bond with our class. Today in the morning there was a flag raising at the school. This was one of the moments that made me feel a lot of pride in what we are doing here. In this flag raising the students sang nationalistic songs and recited many different stories that followed the themes of the week leading up to Christmas. Following the ceremony our class was introduced to new conversational English dialogue that stressed many important aspects everday interactions with tourists. I was really impressed with the amount of Spanish I was able to convey to the students and how much they could understand my dialect. This has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life and I only look forward to the remaining days we have with our students.
Nate Race

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