Day 3 - Teaching/Painting

We started the day off playing with the kids while we waited to start teaching. At first, it seemed like some of them were a little weary about approaching us, but it did not take long before all four of us were bombarded. I was a little worried because I don’t speak any Spanish, so I thought that the language barrier would be a problem when I was interacting with them. Thankfully, this was not the case. The younger girls were very content with simply smiling at me and playing with my hair. We played a strange version of rock, paper, scissors that involved the loser having their cheeks pinched and slapped and they had a habit of tickling you so hard that it began to hurt. A little later we had to start our lesson on personal hygiene and healthy eating. Tracy and Shelby focused on the hygiene part and Caitlen and I focused on the healthy eating. The kids were surprisingly very interactive and seemed to enjoy the lesson overall. After that, we painted murals in the cafeteria that consisted of the solar system and fruit (I painted some good-looking grapes if I do say so myself) and then a vendor came to sell us jewelry. For dinner, Ruth made us chicken, rice and beans, a fruit salad, and passion fruit juice. It was very delicious. The day was very good overall and I personally can’t wait for what this weekend has in store. Allyson