Now that a few weeks have passed since we left Nicaragua, we want to take the time and look back at our project. If you followed our blog regularly you will have realized that the work with the group of children in Merida brings new challenges day by day. There are some days where all … Read more
Looking back at our Efforts in Merida, Nicaragua
April 2nd, 2012 | Posted by in 2012 - 1 Los Espontáneos - (0 Comments)Farewell after 6 weeks at Hacienda Merida
March 9th, 2012 | Posted by in 2012 - 1 Los Espontáneos - (0 Comments)Yesterday was my last day of class at Ometepe Island. I am about to leave Hacienda Merida in a few minutes after I have spent here six weeks of intense teaching experience which at the same time were tons of fun. I finished my last day without any new lessons, but much more with a … Read more
The first day of this week passed by without any noteworthy incidents. The students did really well in all the three classes and we made some serious progress. After I had told the kids of the afternoon class to bring their laptops from now on, we could start working with them yesterday. They are definitely … Read more
Catching fish in Lake Nicaragua
March 3rd, 2012 | Posted by in 2012 - 1 Los Espontáneos - (0 Comments)On Thursday the morning class was really nice. I only had 5 students so the work was intensive but really rewarding for them as well as for me. I taught them how to use the “do-support” in questions and negation since that’s really one of the basics in English grammar and it was obvious when … Read more
One Laptop per Child mission on Ometepe
February 29th, 2012 | Posted by in 2012 - 1 Los Espontáneos - (0 Comments)The teaching yesterday went smoothly. The kids behaved and lively worked on their exercises so that as a reward we could play different games towards the end of each class. The special day however was today. The “One Laptop per Child” mission came to Ometepe Island today which ment that about 5000 enrolled elementary school … Read more
Our final words to the Yizhou Senior Highschool Staff, teachers, and students
February 29th, 2012 | Posted by in 2012 - 2 Spark Team - (0 Comments)Dear colleagues, fellow teachers, and students, We write this letter today with mixed emotions. On the one hand, we are humbled and touched by your generosity, by how much effort you put into our journey, by your immense hospitality and kindness. On the other hand, we are saddened to see such an amazing adventure come … Read more
Our last day with the students at the school was the definition of a grand finale. We were really exhausted after three weeks of teaching and nothing could have relieved us of our fatigue better than ending the journey on a high note. Well, we got what we wanted and more. The morning of our … Read more
This weekend I finally also made it to go to the bull riding in Merida. It is a huge event for the community and is celebrated every single weekend in Februar from Friday afternoon until Sunday night. All the people from Merida gather to watch the men riding their bulls and to afterwards enjoy the … Read more
Leah’s and Jannik’s Farewell
February 24th, 2012 | Posted by in 2012 - 1 Los Espontáneos - (0 Comments)Today was Leah’s and Jannik’s last day on Ometepe Island. Therefore we decided to make it a “Game Day” and play a lot with the kids in the afternoon and in the evening. In the afternoon we drew big fields with numbers and colors on the ground. We let the kids run to the fields … Read more
An emotionally draining and extremely rewarding experience!!
February 24th, 2012 | Posted by in 2012 - 2 Spark Team - (0 Comments)On Wednesday the teachers asked us whether we were willing to give a motivational speech to a selected group of students. These “Senior 4” students were repeating their final year after failing the entrance exam to university and were doubtful about making it this year as well. Initially, we felt completely unequipped to do this; … Read more
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