Last Friday morning I felt my first quake. I sleeply thought to myself, "Was that an earthquake? Awesome!" and rolled over and fell back asleep. Apparently it was a 4.6 and 30 km from the coast of Nicaragua- in other words in the grand scale it wasn't very close or very strong, but the fact that everyone here felt it really demonstrates the capability of a closer and stronger one...
My back has recovered from dumping buckets of mud. On Wednesday, I began my volunteering in a second grade classroom in the Dreamer Center, one of the many organizations within the God's Child Project. So far it's been a sweet experience. Both the teacher and the students are very welcoming. I've been doing mini-English lessons with the class which are highly encouraged by the teacher. The highlight of the week was the 20 minutes of dance time. Jose, el profesor, has taught the students some choreography to the music of Fergie and Beyonce, and I mean, these kids can dance. I jumped right in and Jose and I even did a Bachata for all of them. I think this is where I really won their hearts.
This week I'm going to continue volunteering with this classroom and I'm going to start tutoring in English and being tutored in Spanish. I'm recognizing my need for a little refresher course!
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