Pictures from March!

The past few weeks have been crazy busy! I have been giving tests, lesson planning, helping students and teachers with English as well as planning the volunteer training for the tutoring program. We were supposed to have the training last Saturday but only 2 students showed up because there was a women's football game going on. We are going to have the training on Wednesday and then hoping to start the tutoring program next week. We still do not have a physical library but are hoping to move back into the classroom within the next few weeks. Between regular class work, English lessons/club and the volunteer training I have been keeping busy! 

Even though I have been working like crazy every day, I did go to the beach with some neighbors last weekend and hung out with two of the nuns at my school. Here are some pictures from the last couple weeks that I wanted to share. 

Irma Rita (my library counterpart and good friend at site) eating an ata which is a sugar-apple

Irma Rita and Irma Leontina wanted to take pictures together by the ata plant

Close up of the ata fruit 

Irma Leontina really enjoyed taking pictures :) 

A local fisherman trying to get us to buy his early morning catch

When we first arrived at the beach the tide was out quite far. It looks so different before the tide comes in but the water sure came in quickly.

Eliza (a professor's wife and our neighbor) and Mate (a Spanish volunteer) enjoying the ocean with the tide out.

A look at how the local fishermen catch their fish

Miguel (another Spanish volunteer) holding one of the ocean creatures we found. When we were walking back while the tide was coming in Mate stepped on one of these guys and got it's pokers stuck in her toes. 

A very small but fast starfish 

Some crianças rowing their boat in after catching fish

The local fishermen getting a look at the fresh fish just coming in from the ocean.

Some of the fishermen just getting in from their morning work.

A fisherman trying to get Miguel to buy the octopus.

Fish for sale!

I was surprised by all the bright colors and patterns on the fish they were selling. They were beautiful.

After the fishermen were done for the morning these kids used their boats to play.