Thursday, March 5, 2026

 

We are at the institute today, and up early to attend classes with the kids!  Awakened by the boys outside our windows lining up for breakfast.  That is before 6!   No problem for us get to the 7:15 class.  The day is spent with the new English teacher today, Profe Andrea. The first class was in the library reading The Little Prince in Spanish. The new library is a perfect place for this kind of class.

 

We then crossed over to Andrea’s English class and did a fun activity with the kids.  They had to unscramble words, in teams, as they had learned in basic vocabulary with a time limit, so it was a noisy exercise.

After lunch, we went to two more English classes, doing various language activities with the higher grades.  We liked the way they have worked in their team to accomplish their answers. We were the coaches and the scorers and timers. Andrea makes the exercise fun and exciting.   

As well as being in the English classes, we had an exercise activity with Erika.  Our groups of two, each with a different Honduran realistic monthly wage had to decide what was priority in life with the wage that we were given.  A great conversation about privilege in our lives and to understand that there are many things outside of the life of a struggling Honduran that they cannot control. An awarness exercise.

This was our last night of actiities with the boys and there conintues to be competive games
going like UNO and bean bag tossing and Chinese Checkers.  Near the  end of our time, there was about 10 pieces of the big puzzle to finish and when the clock struck 8:34, the last piece was put in.  Lots of hooting and holloring!

Ros and the Director Norma having a little chat in spite of the noisy background of the boys.  One of the overnight councillers is off sick and so Norma has to stay overnight with the 21 booys who are in residence.  The second time she has had to do this all week.  You can't tell how she really might feel about that, by the beautiful smile she constantly wears!

We know how you feel buddy.  It's been a long day!