Today, I...
saw understanding creep onto one of my students' faces as I asked her be the teacher for a few minutes, forcing her to really learn what she was expected to teach. I would raise my hand and ask her questions, making her thoroughly explain the problem, and she would finish all of her answers with, "Entiendes, alumna Hannah?" "Do you understand, student Hannah?"
missed my dear friend Alanna. This country is simply not the same without her.
realized I am going to miss being around babies all the time. Those creatures provide way more entertainment than any television, Wii, or internet every could.
learned how to make corn tortillas! Yummy.
smiled when I taught the girls "Every Move I Make" with my ukulele. They just loved the "La, la, la, la, la..." part, and so we replaced the "La's" without different barnyard animals -- they just ate it up. Keep in mind that these girls are all 13-22 years old. We sang like roosters, like dogs, like ducks, like cats. Just as we were about to finish, one girl yelled, "Don't forget the ass!" and let out a huge "Hee-haw!"
-Hannah
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Hola.
After graduating from Anacortes High School in Washington in June 2009, I decided to fly south and work in the slums of La Carpio, Costa Rica for nine months instead of heading straight to college. I ate lots of rice and beans, saw God in homeless faces, and taught math and typing to at risk teenage girls.
I learned more from them than I can ever hope to teach.
I learned more from them than I can ever hope to teach.
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