Hogar de Ninos

Hey world!

I don't think I could exaggerate the highs and lows of teaching. Lastweek I felt like a failure. Eduardo openly disrespected me 3 times inone class period. I gave him a warning.... but detention doesn't scarehim anymore. I kept 5 of my fourth graders a total of 11 minutes afterschool. They couldn't sit quietly for 5 minutes altogether, so I hadto keep restarting their time. Sigh.

This weekend four of us visited Reach International's Hogar de Niñosin Santa Barbara--a small orphanage of 40 children. I enjoyed sharingwith the SMs there (from Andrews, Southern, and Germany???),discussing our Honduran experiences and hearing their thoughts duringSabbath School (in English!!! how refreshing!). I loved thefamily-feel of the small community of workers and kids. On Sunday wehelped out with chores--I peeled and chopped potatoes and made a messof the green peppers. One girl, Martha, followed Andrea and I aroundall weekend. haha!

Today Eduardo handed me my waterbottle as I left the classroom andgave me the most adorable shy smile and hug that any 12-year-old boycan give. Those darn kids.