6 Weeks in Bolivia!

Buenos Tardes!

6 weeks have flown by!!

Life has been pretty busy here. Last week was a normal school week and Olympic week in my classroom. We wrote "postcards" to friends about what it was like to go to an Olympic Event, we invented our own Olympic Sports, had our own version of the Opening Ceremonies, learned about some famous Olympic Athletes and learned about the very first Olympics in Greece. The kids really enjoyed learning about the Olympics. They had all sorts of questions that I tried to answer or tried to look up. It was fun to teach my students about a topic that they were really interested about.

The kids seem to be falling into a good rhythm. They have calmed down and are working hard. Last week my class also had chapel. Chapel happens once a week, and different grades take a turn leading each week. Each grade does a skit or two( based on a certain topic), sing some songs and share a little message. Our chapel was on The Calling of the 12 Disciples. The kids did a really great job. They did two skits, helped lead some songs about making fishers of men and my co-teacher gave a little message. Another fun thing about Chapel is that the parents get to come. They watch the chapel and then the kids have a little tea with them. It was fun to see the kids so proud of their work and to talk with the parents.

This week was Camp week, which means that all the kids at the school had camp! The Camps are divided into different grades with 1-3, 4-6 and 7-12. The different groups have a different length camp and different locations. I was with the 1-3 camp who had a normal week up until Wednesday. Wednesday afternoon we had a full day and then camp began in the afternoon, with a lot of games and activities. After an afternoon and night full of activities we spent the night in our classrooms. We got up Thursday morning after an interesting night of sleep and had breakfast. After breakfast we were off to an exciting afternoon of swimming, making sandcastles and playing a a retreat area. It was a fun, but very tiring week. I think all of the teachers are thankful for a day off on Friday!

Personally, I am doing pretty well. I am continuing to enjoy life here. Last weekend we went up to the Cristo, which is a huge statue of Jesus. It was quite a sight to see. We were able to take a gondola ride up to where the Cristo stands. From the top we could see a great sight of Cochabamba and we were even able to go up into the Cristo. It was a fun day!

Hope you are all doing well!

Adios!! - Rachel