Hi! It's Julia.
Today at the school we made great progress on
making the see-saws. The kids loved playing on them. We also got to play
football, climb trees, and play catch/tag. They like to run and chase us even
though it is super hot. I am excited to play more with them tomorrow, but I am
so sad tomorrow is our last day.
Click on the link to see the video:
kids playing with see saw
Tomiko and Abbie
River Tubing In the Forest!!!
Hello everyone!
This afternoon we went tubing in a local river! We
took a van to a hiking trail, then we took about a fifteen minute hike to the
river. While on the way to the river the sky became overcast. At first we
thought nothing of it. It was not until it began to drizzle that we noticed the
weather. What began as a drizzle turned into heavy rainfall. The rain stopped
as we started down the lazy river. Along the way, we participated in two
leadership skill building activities. During the second activity it started to
poor down rain! We went tubing down a river in beautiful weather and pouring
rain in the middle of a rainforest! Today was pretty amazing! I am looking forward
to tomorrow!
-Yaritza
Hey guys! It’s T,
Abbie, and Martin (our new 8 year-old friend)! Today was very fun and
entertaining! We got to interact with the schoolchildren in their classrooms by
helping them with reading and practicing math. After spending time at the
school, we realized how truly blessed we are to receive such a great education
from Pegasus. Most of the kids here in Belize do not get the special attention
they need because there are too few teachers and too many students. They didn’t
have the proper learning materials like pencils and paper, until we brought
them some. Tomorrow we will continue working with them, and although it is our
last day in this community, we will have tons and tons of fun!
3 comments:
Girls,
Wonderful to hear that you have made great progress on the playground. Such a joy to read about your interactions with the children on the playground and classroom. Sounds like the tubing excursion was fun even in the rain. Can't wait to see photos of the children on the see-saws and from your river tubing adventure! I am curious to know what type of wildlife you saw while tubing. Enjoy your last day at the Mayan school.
Regarding the school supplies you brought.....what did the children and/or teachers think of the hot dog and hamburger fraction games?
Hi girls! Wow, we continue to be amazed at what a spectacular experience you are having. We are beyond thrilled for you! Abbie- last night was spaghetti night at Mammoth and although we all missed you sooooo much we also wanted you to know that all the parents (many of whom supported your fundraising efforts by bringing their kids to Parents Night Out!) were so interested to hear all about your journey. You girls ROCK!!! xoxoxoxo can't wait to see you on Sunday. And I am really curious to see photos of the see saws!
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