I have been trying to find new and creative ways to teach my English classes. At the suggestion of my friend, Jonathan, I am using music and lyrics. By printing the lyrics to a song, I can play the song and have the kids read along to the lyrics. I then take random vocabulary words [...]
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Send Me On My Way
Posted in La Limon on August 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Ojos de Gato
Posted in becoming who I want to be, La Limon, passion, prayer on April 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I have been thinking and praying for a while about reaching out to the women on the Limon side of the ghetto. Not just the mothers of the kids in the schools, but the women in the community of La Limonada, at large. After a staff meeting last week at Mandarina, my unspoken goals were [...]
God Is Trying To Tell Me Something
Posted in beautiful nightmare, becoming who I want to be, La Limon, love on April 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I usually refrain from writing about any spiritual or religious experiences in my blog. I feel that my relationship with God is personal, and brow-beating my views into other people is not a thing that I’m into. In return, I usually receive the same respect. However, so much has been going on for me spiritually, [...]
Release
Posted in becoming who I want to be, La Limon, prayer, visitors on March 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For the past couple of weeks, the team serving at La Limon has been dealing with difficulties on our side of the ghetto. There has been a surge of violence. Families falling apart. Increase in gang activity. Various family problems with different students coming to surface. All of these, and more, have been weighing heavily [...]
A Day In The Life Of My Sunglasses
Posted in crazy things that happen in the ghetto, just because..., La Limon on March 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What happens when the kids get ahold of my sunglasses…
Highs, Lows, and Survival
Posted in beautiful nightmare, following my heart, La Limon, prayer on March 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Just like every other person on the planet, I go through highs and lows. I just have to remember that this is normal… although I think that Americans like to pretend that things are ‘great’ or ‘fine’ all the time. On our way home from Antigua yesterday, the traffic was awful. Once we got closer [...]
Lice
Posted in crazy things that happen in the ghetto, La Limon on March 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Since I have been working in the ghetto, I have had multiple people ask me if I have gotten lice yet. The answer is still no. However, several of the teachers who have constant contact with the same kids have had lice. Today, I got to experience lice for the first time. One of the [...]
La Limon Flood, 2010
Posted in crazy things that happen in the ghetto, La Limon on February 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I think that yesterday was the most interesting day that I have had in La Limonada so far… more on my week to come. When Moni, Lucia, and I arrived at the school we noticed one of the teachers mopping the floor in the class for the 4-5 year olds. I didn’t think much of [...]
