Playing Santa at the schools

¿Qué pasa amigos?
It's only Wednesday and we already decided to ditch our community service. Instead we slept in and ate breakfast at eight. Then it was off to Rueben Dario and Panama Schools to deliver supplies. At the first school we handed out stuffed animals to all the preschoolers and as many of the first graders as possible. The rest of the first graders and all the second graders received backpacks. Teachers got paper, pens, and coloring supplies. Then at Panama School every student was given a mechanical pencil, a colored pencil, three regular pencils, erasers, and a notebook. Each teacher got handfuls of pens, glue sticks, dry erase markers, etc. Even after that we had a mound of supplies left over. We organized it nicely for the afternoon kids, which are older and set aside other piles to be distributed at a later time. The kids were extremely appreciative of every item they received. Thinking about the impact of these simple tasks is insane. I can not think of one time where if my parents could not get me pencils or a notebook that my teacher would not have one for me. These children rely on help to get  supplies that does not necessarily come from their parents or the teachers but from people like the ones who donated who are willing to give and help. It's amazing how little can go a long way here.

When we were finished at the schools we came back to Piscacho and enjoy lunch with Paulette, the women in charge of Mariposa and numerous other projects. She told us the projects she has and is currently working on and it is truly insane. Then after lunch it was time for grammar and conversation classes. For conversation class we went into town again and got pan dulce from the panadería(aka a bakery for all you gringo's 😉😈 ). It was delicious. After classes it was back to Piscacho for dinner where we had a lesson on the canal. We learned about the debate over it and how it won't really benefit Nicaragua and the government is lying to the people because the people here do not have the best education. Any ways it was interesting. We also learned the reason for free wifi in the parks is because if you use it the government can have access to what you're doing. We think that's why Mrs. Lonergan is having a difficult time posting the blogs.
Hasta luego,
Ally L.