jessa mariá se fue al rio: First Day of School

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

First Day of School

It´s been awhile since I encountered a first day of school. Today I met my maestra, Lourdes, at 8am to begin 4 hours of Spanish class. It went alright. I was suprised how many sentances I was able to contstruct. I think Lourdes was just being encouraging with my broken ``espanglish``.

1 comment:

Mel1 said...: Jessa,
I am very excited for u. I kinda feel lke by checking in on ur blog I am also haviing the experience. I tried making this comment in spanish but was too far away from my dictionary to go further than muy (very). Keep the updates coming

Mel; August 4, 2007 at 3:35 PM

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El Naranjo FACTS

· El Naranjo lies between Pico Bonito National Park and Nombre de Dios National Park. These tropical rainforests are part of the second largest oxygen producing ecosystem in the world. (Second only to the rainforests of Brazil)
· El Naranjo is on the banks of the Rio Cangrejal, which boasts some of the best white water rafting in Central America.
· This community still maintains a strong sense of Honduran culture with traditional cooking, knowledge of medicinal plants, dancing, etc.
· The views of Pico Bonito National Park from El Naranjo are stunning. There are many waterfalls, streams and scenic viewpoints hidden in the surrounding wilderness.
· Many people earn their living by harvesting and selling wood from the rainforest. This is not a sustainable practice .
· There is no water filtration system which means grey water is deposited directly into El Rio Cangerjal.
· The only school in El Naranjo has over 130 students and only three teachers who often are not paid. There is no school for high school students.
· There are no health centers; the nearest is in the neighboring village and this heath center has infrequent hours.
· Drug and alcohol use are common among young people.
· There are cases of domestic violence.