July 10

We finished up our second week of teaching this friday, and today we hit our half way mark! It was somewhat bitter-sweet. I have to be honest in saying that many of us miss the luxuries of an air conditioned home, electricity 24/7, and running clean water, but at the same time, teaching these students has been a once in a lifetime experience. Rob and I will be switching classrooms on Monday; I will be going to teach robotics to the 11th and 12th graders, and Rob will be coming to teach the 6th-7th graders about simple machines. The students were pretty bummed when they found out they were going to have a new teacher on Monday. Here are some pictures of our students...


12th Grade Robotics





6th & 7th Grade Building Boats






11th Grade



In other news, the power line running to our home broke and we lost power for about 48 hours. We had no electricity, no running water (including the toilets) except for a faucet near the kitchen, and it was extremely hot. Claudina brought us some clean water and many of us showered with buckets of water. It was quite the adventure, and it was not an easy experience. Needless to say, we all became very close this last week. Our power is back on now, and we are glad to have showers again!