Working hard and playing hard
Since the last time I’ve blogged, I got a computer virus that was so terrible it would shut down the computer whenever we tried to download anti-virus software. Thank goodness we got that fixed and we were able to save 90% of our files which is huge! I was relieved. I also planned and ran a volleyball camp with another volunteer and it was a success! I was so worried it would rain but it held off. (For those concerned that we were practicing without a ball, the city hall FINALLY gave us one after much frustration.) Our camp was from 9am to 3:30pm and the downpour started at 4pm…can you believe it!? Anyway, the camp went well, the food got there, the net and water and ice got there eventually, the girls had fun and there was only one fist fight to break up. What more could I ask for? We played 4 games and lost all four, so we probably need more practice….
My Sala de Tarea is finished, and I think for good. I like the kids, and they like me, but I still don’t know how I feel about teaching. I think my educational skills could be better served helping plan a teacher training workshop, so I’m doing that instead.
We saw a bullfight…Dominican style! How crazy!!! The good thing is that they don’t kill the bull. But at the end, a bunch of people jump in the ring and start chasing and running from this bull! How loco!
We also had an “Escojo Mi Vida” conference. Escojo Mi Vida means “I Choose My Life” and it’s a program that trains youth in sex education and teaches them to be multipliers of the info. We’re getting ready to start our own Escojo group next week. And we took a much-needed beach trip 
Ok, here are the pictures…make sure you click “See all 53″ mom . And there is a video posted of me and another volunteer stepping at the Escojo conference. I hope you are all doing well. Abrazos! Enjoy!
May 28th, 2009 at 6:22 am
Nita…loved the stepping! Can’t wait to see you next month.
May 28th, 2009 at 6:26 am
you looked happy and radiant in the pics ni! especially when you were eating that mango! (i’m allergic, it’s so sad!)
ditto on vanessa- i look forward to seeing you soon!
May 28th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
hey mrs. b/c!!
we were doing boats today.. and i saw the fifth graders doing the rockets.. i thought back to you and the superglue in my eye! haha. we all mrs. you a ton at ccds!! save the world!! haha
bye, beth richardson!
May 29th, 2009 at 11:47 am
I wish you would have recorded the bull fight! Sounds like fun!
May 29th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
hey mrs. childers!