I woke up fairly early this morning and headed to the school in Mochal, which is one of the small caserios of Poroto. My socio (community partner) asked me to come and get to know some of the students at the school, so I immediately agreed. When I arrived, he brought all 40 some students from the school, which range in age from about 5 to 14, into one room. He explained that I was a volunteer with Peace Corps and told them some of the things I might be able to do with the students over the next two years. His conclusion sentence was then... ¨and now she´s going to teach you some English!¨





Needless to say, I had nothing prepared and was certainly not expecting to give an impromptu English class to all 40 students. Despite my objections, he ensured me I would be fine, and I ¨only¨ needed to teach for 2 horitas. Somehow adding ïta¨to the end of the sentence didn´t make 2 hours seem any shorter. Before I could say anything else, he left the entire school premises, so I was left to my own devices. I had no idea where to start teaching English to a large group of various ages and unknown English abilities, but I did my best to throw together a basic English lesson. Fortunately, I was able to think pretty quickly on my feet and even came up with some games and dinamicas to correspond with the basic English I was teaching. I could have killed my socio for not warning me about this English lesson he had planned, but it went as smoothly as I could have expected. I think teaching some English classes here will be a great way to get to know some students, especially if I don´t have to make it up as I go.





During the afternoon I attended an activity fair at the Health Post that was sponsored by the Consejeras de Salud Youth Group. I think it was supposed to introduce other youth to the idea of health promotion and responsibility, but we primarily just played volleyball, tug-of-war, and other games. It was based out of the health post, so I suppose even introducing other youth to this space will make them more comfortable going there for advice or care.