Me in front of the Pryamid of the Sun

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Finally!!!!

I can not believe that I am in Mexico right now! I have already been here for a week and it has been amazing! Sorry that I haven't been able to update my blog but there has been sooo much going on! I absolutely love my host family. I could not have asked for any family that could have been better. My host mom, Concepcion, or Conchis, is funny and she always wants to make sure that we have everything we need or want. Her husband, Paco (we call him Papa Paco), is hardly ever home but he is really nice too and very quiet. They have two sons, Paco (we call him Nino Paco) and Pablo (or Pablito). Nino Paco is 15 and Pablito is 12. Last night we all played uno after cena (dinner) and it was sooo much fun! There are 3 other girls from IUPUI that are living in the same house as me and we all are getting along really well. I started my classes on monday and they have been pretty good. the way that it is set up it works out really well because they can move you into a different class if your at a higher or lower level. I am really happy with everything! It is kinda weird to be writing in English because I have been speaking Spanish ALL THE TIME! I love it! I also started my service work at la luganilla. I am teaking the 6-10 year olds English and they are some of the sweetest kids that I have ever worked with. You can tell that all that they want is love! We were teaching the concept of I like......and the students were to tell us what they liked. One of the girls, Sofia, wrote, I like my teacher Emily! It about broke my heart! So, I love all of the kids already and they can't get enough of me and the other teachers. They are sooo eager to learn! Anyway, That is a lot, and I have a lot of Tarea (homework) for tomorrow so I will update you all later!!!

1 comment:

Sarah said...

Emily! your house is sooo cool! and i love the group shot of you all. I am so glad you are having a good time. Isn't working with kids the greatest thing?? I'm sure they love you! keep us updated...and I want to see more PICTURES!! love you and miss you

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