Reportaje número 9, el 25-26 de noviembre
Warning: This will be a shorter report than others for the simple fact that this trip was shorter than others. Because the Thanksgiving holiday of the United States took place this past Thursday, I chose to return to Puno on Wednesday in order to prepare. This week we played plenty of games and spent plenty of time with our four guests. We had a mixed group with two friends travelling from Malta, a grade school teacher from Canada, and a student from Colombia. Together, we split the children into two groups to focus on different activities. The chief reason for splitting them up was age. Out of the 14 children who came to Tuesday's lessons, 5 were middle school aged and 9 were in the first grades of primary school (or younger!). So, Luis Ángel, Milagros, Beatriz and all of the rest of the younger children spent time with me working on hand eye coordination and Spanish skills. We identified colors while connecting the dots of drawings. I think the hardest part of the whole exercise was the fact that none of our kids had never connected dots; it took some time to explain the concept, but, after the fact, went swimmingly. The older children, with Tara and Luis, learned to conjugate simple verbs in English, followed by some tips on learning languages in general. I think it was particularly useful for the children to connect with Luis who, as a student, learned English as a second language. It really helped them to see that it is in their grasp, something they can't get from me because English is my mother tongue. Overall, that was the journey. Now, I hope everyone reading had an excellent Thanksgiving. Best of tidings and thank you for your continued support.
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