I'm getting close to having photos of all the teachers. La chica in the foreground is Andrea, another of my very willing students.
Behind her from left to right are Selvin & Juan, whose photos are already uploaded, and Pedro.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Mikaso Hotel
The white building in the background is the hotel Mikaso, where I get my best internet signal. Nonetheless, uploading each photo takes a few minutes, if it works at all.
I will be tutoring the manager, who is from Spain, starting this week, and making 30Q (about $4.00) an hour plus a soft drink.
Teachers - Juan
Juan is one of the teachers for whom learning English is somewhat difficult, and he is always willing and engaged and hardworking. He is very warm and gracious when we meet.
Teachers - Letty Uno & Norberto
Letty is the first teacher I met when I came to Atitlán. She has one of the lower levels of English and works really hard. Yesterday we met to discuss a time for an extra class, and I began to speak in Spanish. She said, "English please," and so we did. I was SO proud of her!
Norbert is one of the most advanced English speakers. He only works afternoons, so I don't see him much, but he is warm and kind.
Maria in the window was an intern in the office
for several weeks.
Teachers - Francisco
Francisco is a sweetie. He's one of the teachers I moved to a lower class with some misgivings about how he would feel. When I told him, he thanked me. After the first time in his new class, he was so happy! He said, "I could understand in my other class, but I couldn't answer fast enough. Now I can."
He is Norberto's brother.
Javi
This is Javier, or Javi, one of my closest friends at the school. He is a very complicated person, and our conversations are often complicated and involved and always interesting. I dubbed him the Mayan Johnny Depp for his appearance and flair.
He's a whiz at grammar. This morning I asked him why he loved grammar so much. His response: "It helps me make sense of the world."
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