Tuesday, July 21, 2009

The Service Begins...

Yesterday was our first day of service. We taught guitar, drums, math, english, theatre and art classes. They seemed to go very well but the difficulty we ran into is the language barrier. However, it is an opportunity to really improve and work on our spanish skills. It is interesting being the teacher because we have realized all that goes into teaching and it really isn't that easy. Usually the lesson plan that you work to prepare you don't even follow. Some of us prepared for a large class and only received four students. Part of teaching is definitely learning how to adjust your plans ont he spot. We are expecting more students today, so we will see how it goes!

Some of us went to the mall today and it seemed like we were in American for a little bit of time. You could definitely see the effects of globalization right here in Quito. We took the Trolle Bus which was an interesting experience. It only cost 25 cents to ride it. On the way home, it was so packed we could barely move to get out for our own stop. When we finally got back for a nice meal of lasagna. The food at the foundation is not bad, but it was nice to have a little taste of home.