Today was a class outing, a field trip, a place to practice what we've been learning. So into the Toyota "busito" we went followed by Mark Fittz's Ssanyong Musso. Out of town, past the pottery shops and along the road to La Esperanza turning right onto a dirt road leading to the "aldea" El Rincon. Aldea is the word used for a village or a collection of houses. El Rincon is in a beautiful area surrounded by hills. The roads are dirt, mud when it rains, chickens, dogs and children wander the streets. Clothes, hand washed in the pila, are hung on the fences bordering the road to dry. Most of the house have enough land to raise a garden and a cow on. There are few small shops, a grade school and a soccer field. It seems quite peaceful here.
We broke into three groups accompanied by our teachers. Our assignment was to ask anyone we encountered what life in the village was like. My team spent quite awhile talking with a man who owned an upholstery shop. He had a great sense of humor and seemed to enjoy talking with us, showing us his work and discussing El Rincon. Later, we returned to the language school and shared the data we had collected, using this time once again to practice Spanish in public.
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| Our Teachers, Delia, Mercedes, Reina, Cindy, Yesi, & Gaby |
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| Our School Feb. 9, 2012 |
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