Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Life in the tropics




At school we have this gorgeous pool. I can't express how hard it is to resist the temptation to dive right in after a long, hot day at school. Yes, I have gone swimming in it and no, I have not dunked any of my students in it - not yet any way.

While I am living in a city of over a million, the jungle is never far off. This other picture is taken of the forest that is across the street from my school. Our gardener uses a lawn mower but he also has a machete for the big stuff. This patch of forest is also where I saw a two and a half foor lizard scurry off one afternoon. Right.

Tree Time






Here are some pictures of the fruit trees we have at our school. We have acerola (Amazon cherry), mango, star fruit, papaya, and a couple others that I'm not sure about.

Friday, December 22, 2006

Christmas Program





The school year fiinished on Decemeber 7th. To celebrate we had a small Christmas program complete with decorations, American Christmas carols, and home-made Christmas tree costumes. The whole thing was really adorable. My favorite part was the 3-5 year olds singing "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town."

Hanging out with my students



Here's some pictures of me and some of favorite students Genianne and Carol.