A perfect beginning, by Ellie 1.3.2009
…kids at the house, like running around, skip-it, spinning around in circles, and soccer. The next day we had a great breakfast of tortillas, beans, and eggs with some sort…
…kids at the house, like running around, skip-it, spinning around in circles, and soccer. The next day we had a great breakfast of tortillas, beans, and eggs with some sort…
…get lost in a Wal-Mart’s toyville with Sean…it was like Santa’s workshop exploded (complete with kids running around like crazy). It looked so fun. Definitely not like the New Orleans…
…It’s really cool having two girls from Mexico on the trip. I feel my Spanish is improving from talking to them and they know their way around Jalcomulco very well,…
…welcoming and the mountains that surround us help to realize the beauty of the world that we live in. The structures are so colorful and eye-catching; I love it. Katie…
The trip is off to a great start. The students get along really well and are teaching eachother about their languages and culture. Students are working hard to complete their…
When we arrived in Jalcomulco we took a tour of the town. i took a whole roll of pictures. The town is really safe and full of colors. Maggie, Mayan,…
Para mi es un poco normal comer poco, ya que no como mucho y me gusta cuidarmepar no estar un poco gorda. Pero me gusta estar en el grupo Alzar…
Well, we have just one day before our group of US students arrive in Mexico. We have been scouting out the rivers around our main basecamp here in Jalcomulco. They…
…push it out. That went up in flames. Then our neighbors saw that we were stuck and decided to come and help. We tried to dig some of it out…
…massive drive to southern Mexico that will take us to Denver, Austin, and beyond. It’s a little crazy around here… there are always last minute details to take care of,…
…of the ground. They’re chocolate brown, with four different colors of prints to choose from. The proceeds from the t-shirts benefit the Jean Bierle Scholarship Initiative, a program that funds…
Last night, I was asked to present at a class for future science educators at BSU. I spoke about being a teacher in the public school, my research into the…