Our morning began as we walked into the door of the elementary school and nursery and were welcomed by the beaming smiles of the children. Despite having never met us before, we were swarmed with hugs and kids grabbing our hands leading us to their seats. Our group was divided by pairs into different classrooms for the rest of the morning. I would look around the room and wherever my eyes met, a child’s smile was looking back. We sat in the class while the students learned division, and attended an exhilarating recess filled with a competitive game of jump rope. A big highlight of the morning was the opportunity to teach the students English. Although we were teaching our own language, a majority of the lesson took place in broken spanglish and desperate hand motions.
After spending the afternoon with the children, we headed up the stairs to the roof to begin construction work. From the top of the school we had a perfect view of the massive dark clouds rolling in. We patched holes with cement with the sound of deep thunder roaring in the background, all while balancing on a small ledge. The good news is we left with no remains of cement on us, thankfully it was washed off by the torrential rain.
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