The last two days of teaching were fantastic. The kids here are great, and my co-teachers, Ellliot, Asa, and Sterling, are doing wonderful jobs. Yesterday we taught at two different sites. One was in Payatas and the other was in a site in the provinces. We have been helping students with their school work, but there textbooks are really abstract, and I am not sure how much the kids get out of them so we end up teaching them concepts related to what they are studying. In addition, they are teaching us Tagalog and we are giving them juggling lessons.
Yesterday several of the girls starting writing a description in Tagalog and English so here is one of them:
My name is Vivian Rose Abanto. I live in the province of Montalban. I am 15 years old and I like to study hard in everything. I want to become a nurse, and I want to live in a big, big house. I want to live here because it is peaceful. I will have an electric fan but no aircon. I like to drive in a jeepney. My brother has a chicken in his house, but I don't want to have a chicken in my house. I like chicken adobo, spaghetti, and salad. The names of my two friends are Jenny L. Verona and Hung Jolly Cora (Zeus's note: I am not sure if I am reading this correctly).
In Tagalog this reads:
Ang pangalan ko ay Vivian Rose Abanto. Nakatira ako malapit sa probinsya. Gusto kong maging nars. Gusto kong tumira sa malaking balaking balay. Meron akong electric fan pero nalang aircon. Gusto kong namalay sa jeepney.
Ha ha there may be mistakes in my typing here
After we finished teaching in Montalban we had a tour led by a great young lady--Binibini is the word--named Queenie. She asked Elliot to teach her Korean, and she helped us out on our Tagalog. She wants to be a doctor so she can help people in the Philippines who have no doctors. There are some really great kids here, and Queenie is one of them!!
I will write more later about the organizations that are doing the work here. Next Saturday Elliot and I will provide some money so that about one hundred kids in Montalban can have lunch. Yesterday Asa and Elliot helped serve food for the kids that came. I hope to send pictures soon.
We finished off the day by going to the mall. I think Filipinos like the malll because it has aircon. Elliot and Asa took Kaye to see the Simpson movie so she could see the best that America has to offer. And Flor and Sterling took me to see a horror movie that was in Tagalog so I could see more about Filipinos live. The fact that much of the movie took place on a yacht and then on empty streets with a car that looked like a BMW gave me a picture of the Philippines that I myself have not seen here. ha ha
-Zeus
Rice Paddies
Photo by Elliot K.
The Group!
Zeus and student
Flor
Elliot and students
Asa and students
CHILDREN OF PAYATAS
photograph by Elliot K.
Elliot at Imelda's Shrine and Piano
3 comments:
¡Muchos saludos cariñosos desde Barcelona, España! Warm greetings from Spain. I love hearing about all of your wonderful travels. I am particularly excited by the work that you are doing with the children. Elliot, it reminds me of the children that we visited in Mexico that are taught and cared for by the Vamos organization. The children are lucky to have you there and you are lucky to have the privilege of working with them! I am proud of all of you. Have you met anyone who speaks Spanish? Have you seen any reminders that it was once a Spanish colony? There are many people living in Spain who have relocated from the Philippines. I have been in Europe since June 30th and have had a marvelous time -- I have many observations of Spain, not the least of which is the fact that so many Ecuadorians have had to move here following the economic crisis in the late 1990´s (after I´d lived there). Spain, unlike, the Philippines has gotten truly expensive with the conversion to the euro. Be well, stay safe and have a marvelous time.
Cariños, Señora Christina
Great pictures.
Your activities remind us of " The Peace Corps Volonteers". Keep up the good work.
Love and Regards to all of you.
GrandMa Deda &GrandPa Don
Wow! I am so jealous. What a great experience. I know that Wes will want to talk to Asa about the wonderful Korean foods. Take care and write more -- we want to hear from Asa next.
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