snayder at our chureca christmas party
katy! we made all of the children pose with their christmas gifts and reindeer horns
jose antonio
cindy
almost all of the kids in our sponsorship program in chureca during our christmas party! we provided lunch and gave the kids and moms gifts, fun was had by all
fatima, jaime and vanessa waiting for lunch to arrive at the chureca party. the food came 3 hours late, on nica time of course.
we gave small gifts to the moms in our program with the best attendance to the health talks
el farito before the creative arts presentation
maddie, emily and gabe, the directors of the creative arts class' final presentation
the lyrics for 'we wish you a merry christmas' spelled phonetically so the kids could sing the song in english
diana and macqueline after the creative arts presentation
traditional folklore dances during the presentation
gabe, my guitar teacher!
fabricio, mose and michael
lori (my boss), myself, michael and nikki at lori's christmas party. notice the lovely construction paper fireplace
emily with marcus (my host brother) at enrique's graduation ceremony
norma, gerald and tressa at the graduation at nino jesus, one of the local schools
enrique and jamilet, my host brother and mom, during the ceremony
playa el coco-- the site of our end of the year PD retreat
playa el coco at sunset
our whole group! back row: michael, emily, tressa, myself. front row: mose, maddie, nikki and josh
my roommate tressa and myself enjoying the beach at sunset
we used this picture for a christmas card that we gave to nearly 60 families in the nearby community that we've gotten to know this semester
holding a baby turtle! we visited a beach where turtles come in by the thousands every month to lay their eggs. we released some baby turtles into the ocean. saving the world, one turtle at a time.
the beach at san juan del sur, a popular surf town loaded with gringos and surfers
