Hey guys!
I have been a more than 2 weeks in my project and I believe that I have already settled in well. The names of the 48 children I know, of course, not all, of the estimated 10 nuns, perhaps half. My boss here is Sor Isabel and Sor Luz assistant boss. Elias and I live in a private room with private bathroom in the 1 Floor. The toilet is blocked for 3 days. No idea why ... We can change it at any rate not and I'm pretty sure it will be quite a long time in coming, and here someone actually called automatically. For all those who so had anything like it at home: it's disgusting!
My
New home: The Albergue Infantil Salesiano
Let's start but with my daily routine: At the times can be reliable, however limited, punctuality will indeed have expected, but is only present when the school bus would leave without one. morning at 7:10 to bring one of us has the kids with a nun in the 6 schools. There is a large bus (which, unfortunately, we can not drive) in that all have room. The schools are spread in the area and are successively scoured. The whole thing lasts about an hour. Then there is breakfast for the one who is awake, the other can sleep even more.
The large school bus (if it rains dripped the way through you Cover) was every day scrambled eggs, tortillas and beans to us but soon a little on one side, which is why we are a small table grill (looks like a mini-oven-in I think Germany have bought rather less common) in which we can make sandwiches. The nuns have also been making some of their refrigerator available, so we can buy fruit and yogurt and stuff. I'm also really happy because I now between meals and eat something and can also determine the morning itself, can eat what I want. About muesli with fruit Incidentally, the nuns were more than surprised. They thought real that you get from pineapple with milk stomach problems.
Yehaaa! goes off;) to 12:40 we have free time, then we'll pick up the children from the schools, which takes somewhat longer than the Request by e, since one of the schools all classes are successively sent out. And the real forever ...
one of the x classes takes Now I'm going but with Sor Luz in the "micro" (small bus) to the farthest school and Elias runs with the big to the other schools.
The name of the school, you must be on the bridge over to get in.. Among them is a waste water flow. Arrived
Sor Luz with some of the kids in the schoolyard
in the Albergue
in the Albergue
Then we supervise the children when washing their school clothes. By the way we wash our clothes by the way - have I would be interested at this point how many of you ever washed the dirty linen of a week by hand?
Enjoy it to have washing machines! wash by hand is incredibly stressful, squandered vast amounts of water and takes Hours! Also go in the washing agent to use to get out stains.
What an artificial smile .. Wash after almost an hour ago one has really tired!
tough negotiations - or must be washed clean again?
most are the kids of us (blue wash) or Donia-so is the woman who is employed in the laundry (whites) returned to wash the garment again. The nuns put an incredible amount of value that all children in the morning send (with gelled hair) and clean clothes go go. Even if they come every day with new food and game patches home.
Here is the way the school only just washed clothes. Morning before school (which are at 6:00 on clock) and the other is washing it. Every child has about 2 T-shirts! Not 10-20 or more like us! And it lasts!
Elias said one of the little ones how it's done right ...
as if he does and with the whole thing would be fun;)
the machine back right of the picture we can use this does not - mean!
gather Against 2 the children before eating space and successively allowed in, so there is no chaos in the food distribution. The food is every day of tortillas, beans and changing vegetables, sometimes meat. Often there is Chicharon (boiled pork skin), the children (Elias and me less) tastes great. If there is dessert - fruit the machine back right of the picture we can use this does not - mean!
Continue with the "hora de oficio. This means that each child grabs a broom or squeegee and cleans the area. Elias and I got the areas allocated to the chapel. But my two children (Julian & Mauricio) were assigned to the I supervise. I believe that this unity more employment is, as we sweep every day an almost unused road and pick up leaves ...
the daily wipe - every child has the same area for a month to keep clean
is then "hora de estudio. I sit during the approximately 2 hours in the class of Sor (Sister is the way, how did you probably thought already) Luz. Since the children were in school in the morning, but this is not a class but rather with homework. My responsibilities change: I often give students individual tutoring. The last 2 days I have, for example, Juan-Daniel dividing and reading aloud (with punctuation Differences!) Taught. Incidentally, I still practice with some of the 10 multiplication tables. In the classroom children are between - estimated - 8 and 13, with the four-year-old Jonathan is also one of the party. While all the others expect, or learn English spelling, then it cuts out circles, painting or playing with play dough on the floor.
Jonathan, 4
Jose-Daniel, the old mathematician
perfecto!
Sometimes occur during the "hora de estudio" guests, who teach the children something here about rhythm with clapping and singing, etc. Very cool actually - the kids makes it definitely fun.
After that - we are at about 17:30 - is for one hour playing time. We usually play with the older kids football. There are also slides, seesaws, card games, toy cars and figures, etc. Then we get yet
Octaviano and Abraham of the night school, usually from around 8 and Sor Maribel from the university, at 9 clock. Both errichbar on foot in less than 10 minutes. After dinner, we are then ready.
Wait (one of the most important parts of my life in Mexico) Sor Maribel front of the university
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To begin with, Elias and I feel that we are superfluous here. We had no schedule, and have spent much time in our room because we did not know what to do. It must be said, however, mean that were closed in the first week of every school because of influenza, which is why the children did not have a normal life. The situation has now improved significantly.
addition to the schedule are the guiding principles of the Albergue Sor Isabel has shown in a Power Point presentation, and explains how the store works here. The most important - and the only one I've kept from the presentation - is that the children alone to be NEVER. They are always supervised and not left to themselves with their past.
way: The children are either victims of domestic violence, which often scars on the body or come from "families with low economic resources", as provided by the organization Siijuve expressed here politically correct. The latter are in the Albergue, because their parents (if both present) were not there for them, since they have to work all day to make ends meet. The children are with regard to their stories, very closed and I know so far only modest in general.
a real sense of responsibility, I had the last two days for the first time I had to pick up without the company of a nun nine kids walk to school because the bus driver was not here. Somehow it's understandable that I can not be transferred here from the beginning a lot of responsibility, since the first trust must be built. However, I would like some more challenge, not only either very simple tasks (such as watching that 2 guys sweep right), or activities in which you could also do without me (such as assisting in the classroom).
ask the other hand, Elias and I, regardless of what we do here for the 48 boys, the only male role models to talk dar. And just passing through, play and be there. We are both a friend and teacher, insofar as my work is here, even though I've done so far the bottom line is not much important, positive development of children in any case. We are eating literally riddled with questions of what we've done what we can speak what languages we, the countries in which we were, etc. I am sure that it is a great thing for the children, 2 older "friends" from another country to have.
Living with nuns is the way much better than expected. They're always super friendly and nice, and many also really funny. Moreover, they are incredibly affectionate with the children.
So, I hope you finally - sorry it has taken a long time - a picture of my life here. I would like to thank all my sponsors! I'm super happy to do that here! THANK YOU!
Take care & till soon
Ben
PS
signs with "fresh deleted are unusual ...
.. you have to see loose
warm rain -.! just awesome
