Karsten for 10 weeks as a volunteer in our affiliate Los Patojos work and describes his first days
The Patojos in the joint elaboration of homework
Dear visitors,
on 31.3 . was the extent of Broken Bow was dared to 4h German era and after about 27 hours of travel bin ich bei meiner guatemaltekischen Gastfamilie wohlbehalten, auch wenn nicht ganz vollständig eingetroffen. Doch der Verlust meines Rucksacks sollte bald geregelt sein, sodass ich nach zwei Tagen den ewigen Frühling Guatemalas unbesorgt genießen durfte. Karfreitag und „Ostersamstag“ wurde ich Zeuge einer Jahrhunderte alten Osterprozession, bei welcher jede Kirchengemeinde in Antigua und Umgebung Jesus, eine Heilige oder eine andere Reliquie auf einer Art Altar durch die mit Blüten gesäumten Straßen trägt. Dazu erklingen Trommeln und überall in der Luft hängt eine in den Augen beißende Weihrauchwolke. Nachdem ich mit dem Sohn der Gastmama Elsa, namens Rafa und seinen Freunden, die sich alle in Los Patojos self-sacrificing care for the children who was looking for a night or other location in Antigua, I now entered on Tuesday for the first time in the world of Los Patojos to German children. At the entrance, waiting for the first curious eyes the shots immediately and without words Kontaktfühlung, which made the beginning very pleasant and warm. When Essenausteilen every hand was needed, so that had to be immediately sent packing, which continued into the dishes. Subsequently, the 4-11 year olds were raging in the yard with vigorous cheering around the local volunteers, before going for 1.5 hours to homework processing steps. Here at the next challenge awaiting the would-be history and social studies teachers: Division written in an unfamiliar and non-transparent manner. The declaration followed the foot, therefore I should succeed, the Guatemalan arithmetic in the future. Subsequently, activities undertaken in the areas of crafts or exercise, in that case the coloring of different Garfield characters I hung with another foreign volunteers. 17:30 counter rang the bell and after-Patojo of either adoption by shaking hands, left the boys and girls the treasure of love for the next day with their peers at least take a hot meal and to pursue their studies.
Continued follows, I promise!
