9/9/12
Hola amigos!
I just got through the first week of school! It was mostly pre-testing.
In English class we are reading The Witch of Blackbird Pond. It was about the Quakers and the Puritans. It wasn’t my kind of book, but it made a good point. Being different isn’t always wrong.
On Tuesday, in Spanish class, we had to memorize a recipe in Spanish and present it on the white board in front of the class. I had totally forgot about it after mom had told me Sr. Aldo (the Spanish teacher) had told us not to worry about it. I think he changed his mind. So I threw together my old Banana Cobbler recipe and the other girls – Lali and Jadyra – helped me translate some English words to Spanish. I hope Sr. Aldo didn’t think about the fact that “mix all” (and yes, Lali and Jady translated that) had included helado (ice cream) instead of huevos (eggs).
In Math we just finished the tests. I am ready to dive headfirst into Singapore math. (Joke) It teaches at a different level and pace than Saxon. But if that’s what I have to do, I’ll do it.
I am enjoying my Quichwa classes, although learning English and Spanish and Quichwa all at the same time is a little bit difficult.
A few days ago, we got to see and touch a boa constrictor! It was a baby one, about 2 ft. long. One of the Davalos boys found it in the bananas. It was brown and black, with the dark pattern getting bolder near the end of the tail.
We are always making new friends. About 2 weeks ago, when the internet was out, we meet the Moore’s at the internet cafe. They just moved to Misahualli a few weeks ago. We helped them paint jungle boots a few days ago. It was fun.
The interns, Mr. Tyler and Ms. Keri, are also really nice. Yesterday, Ms. Keri took us – the 6th and 7th grade girl’s Science class – to Misahualli for ice cream. Ms. Keri said it was like 2 miles there, 2 miles back. Oh, and we were walking. It was pretty fun.
I will be posting blogs more often now that we have some internet at the cabin.
Blessings,
Madeline Studebaker