Monday was National Children´s Day so we had a party at the school for the kids from La Pedrera, the local tutoring program. The kids were really cute with the pinata and it was serious work when it came time to get the candy. Even some of the mom´s there were totally into it. It was hilarious to see these tiny women in their beautiful woven mayan outfits diving into the pile for candy.
I´ve been going up to La Pedrera in the afternoons, and the kiddos there impress me more and more each time. Not only do they hike up this mountain for tutoring every day, but they also help out around the school without complaint.
A bathroom is being built for the school, and the workers need sand for the cement. So today after two hours of tutoring, about ten of the kids voluntarily carried five gallon buckets half way down the hill to a spot where the road is sandy and used their hands to fill the buckets. They then hauled the buckets back up to the school by holding the wire handle on their forehead with the bucket behind them on their necks and backs. These are kids that ranged from 8 to 15 years old, but look much younger because they are small. I helped one girl with her bucket and I was totally sore and out of breath by the time I brought it up - that´s with having to stop several times to rest. When I left, the kids were still going strong!
About Me
- Brenda
- Nicaragua
- I still have some time to travel and play before growing up and heading back to work in March.
