Activities and entertainment at Las Delicious SoL school
Baseball bats being made; clothes hung on fence to dry--very common
Resort where we swam and ate
I'm a few days behind because we have been on the go since Friday, with no time for internet connections. I walk several blocks to an internet place, and then have a hard time trying to make everything work -- and it's pretty slow.
Last Friday we returned to the work site to finish the upper white half of the painting in the old school, and to lay bricks on the gable of the new construction. Steve & Bob tried to get it in a straight line! Let's hope it ends up looking wonderful! Ted got to chip again. The rest of us painted -- but this time we had to scrape posters off the wall and do some cleaning first. They also took off the grate on the windows so we could do the second coat a little better, but then when it was time to put it back on, the grate wasn't dry, so it still looks pretty sloppy. Oh, well --- we tried!
As soon as we got back to our "home" in Dario, we had lunch and then got on the vans to go to another small village called Las Delicias. They have an SoL school program run completely by volunteers. Jaime (one of the staff that has been with us quite a lot) is the contact person who goes there once or twice a month to supervise. We were ushered in their small building and provided chairs in front. We were welcomed and introduced to the teachers, the guidance committee, and the 3 scholarship students. Then the children performed a couple of dances for us. They are the cutest children!
Last Friday we returned to the work site to finish the upper white half of the painting in the old school, and to lay bricks on the gable of the new construction. Steve & Bob tried to get it in a straight line! Let's hope it ends up looking wonderful! Ted got to chip again. The rest of us painted -- but this time we had to scrape posters off the wall and do some cleaning first. They also took off the grate on the windows so we could do the second coat a little better, but then when it was time to put it back on, the grate wasn't dry, so it still looks pretty sloppy. Oh, well --- we tried!
As soon as we got back to our "home" in Dario, we had lunch and then got on the vans to go to another small village called Las Delicias. They have an SoL school program run completely by volunteers. Jaime (one of the staff that has been with us quite a lot) is the contact person who goes there once or twice a month to supervise. We were ushered in their small building and provided chairs in front. We were welcomed and introduced to the teachers, the guidance committee, and the 3 scholarship students. Then the children performed a couple of dances for us. They are the cutest children!
Then it was our turn to do activities with them. The children were divided into 3 groups. Claudia taught them to make origami boxes with colored paper. Steve had the biggest job with 3 full tables of children wanting to learn to make lanyards. Troy did balloons. Ted, Troy and Alicia blew bubbles with the children. Some of us then walked to a house where a young man makes baseball bats out of cedar wood. They were beautiful bats. Several of our group bought bats.
This village was largely destroyed by Hurricane Mitch, and has been rebuilt with donations from the global community. It is a bigger and more prosperous community than Palo de Agua, with healthier looking corn crops and cattle. The cattle are often moved on the roads along with the cars so we've been in cattle jams several times!
From there we were taken to a resort-type place that had a large restaurant and swimming pool. The youth and the men enjoyed the swimming pool. We ordered off of the menu and had a great meal in a very attractive setting. Fun evening.
This village was largely destroyed by Hurricane Mitch, and has been rebuilt with donations from the global community. It is a bigger and more prosperous community than Palo de Agua, with healthier looking corn crops and cattle. The cattle are often moved on the roads along with the cars so we've been in cattle jams several times!
From there we were taken to a resort-type place that had a large restaurant and swimming pool. The youth and the men enjoyed the swimming pool. We ordered off of the menu and had a great meal in a very attractive setting. Fun evening.
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