So yesterday I had a great day at the school where I'm placed at for my volunteer work. There was a teacher there, a certain Seniorita Margot, who loved all the ideas that I brought forth to possibly change up her classroom environment. She told me she would really like it if I worked with her 14 and 15 year olds, since she thought they needed what I was willing to offer. I told her I would love to not only teach English, but also maybe do some sort of gender-studies courses with the students, and maybe even a playwriting class (where there can be a friendly competition of sorts to get their creative juices flowing, and then the winning play would be performed.) Although I merely observed her class yesterday, she said that hopefully by Thursday she would have a schedule figured out for me of what I can do.
Yesterday night was also really fun. I went out on the town with Angelo, LaShonda, Alika, Chris, and Patricia (5 of the volunteers I'm working with), and it was really interesting to spend quality time with people who are older than me and therefore have had so many experiences in life that they were willing to share about. Angelo especially was very wise with the things he said; he talked about life, love, and the lessons we learn in between, and it was refreshing to hear someone I barely know be so open about such things with me. It makes me realize that we as humans all go through more or less the same good times and sad/hard times, and that realization had a way of comforting me; when the going gets tough, I will never be the only person having difficulties.
Fun Fact: LIMA IS FREEZING DURING THEIR WINTER SEASON, so beware!!!!!! Also, speaking of temperature, did you know that the Incas domesticated a certain dog called a "hairless dog" (it doesn't have fur, poor thing), and since for some reason it's body temperature is really hot, the Incan kings would cuddle with them as their own personal source of heat? ..........
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