Is there another way??? (2)
Day 3:
An early morning again. Up and ready by 5:30, but this time it seemed somehow easier. A good work at the hortalizas. Followed by my very first class as a teacher!!! I taught "Oratory", and I gotta say that I rocked! ^-^
Later I had a great time with my Quiego family, I spent a couple of hours sharing with them and "desgranando el elote". While I was helping them, Filomeno's sister Angelica, said that it would be nice if I stayed to live with them forever. I got too freaking nervous.
I discovered an "Omnlife Center" there.... damn Vergara!!!
Day 4:
Today I had the 5:30 walk alone 'coz Salim spent the night in the "Internado", so I walked alone. It's really REALLY awesome to walk alone, under the moonlight with the sole sound of yours steps... so peaceful. Besides I have never seen so many stars in my entire life!
When I arrived to my morning work I said goodbye to the "hortalizas" and started working in the green house (or what by the end of the week we manage to make it look like one) ´coz they needed men to do the hard work.
My back suffered the consecuences...
Day 5:
Same all... same all, but with the difference that I ate rabbit for the first time in my life!!! It tastes like chicken only with less meat.
Sniff sniff... I got a tummy ache =(
Day 6:
The sixth day was one of the hardest. With my tummy hurting, my back also in pain and the weight of almost an entire week of hardwork on my back I felt a little down.
I missed Mariel a lot... but Cuco and Ana Lore managed to make me feel better.
Day 7:
Saturday... so no classes today (I've giving Oratory and Reading classes the whole week).
We siezed the opportunity and spent the entire day working at the green house. By this day I was so used to the hard work that the 5:30 am walk was a piece of cake (in fact we completed it in only 17 mins v.s the half an hour that took us the first day).
By the end of the day what seemed to be a wasteland was now more in the real of a green house. That, my friends, feels good.
Day 8: Tequio Day
In these kinda comunities the sense of belonging is really strong, so whenever someone needs to get something done, and it can't be done alone, the whole community helps in an activity that is called "Tequio" in which everyone works and contributes with materials, water and food.
Another day of hard work, but I enjoyed that sense of community... we should be like this everywhere.
Day 9: Goodbye
The last day in Quiego. The guys from the school took us to the river to spent the day. A great experience I gotta say, but a sad one as the day came to an end and we all had to say goodbye.
I spent two whole weeks in Oaxaca... 14 days of wich 2 were spent in the road, 9 in Quiego and three more in Oaxaca the capital (we visited Monte Alba, El Arbol del Tule and Mitla).
An early morning again. Up and ready by 5:30, but this time it seemed somehow easier. A good work at the hortalizas. Followed by my very first class as a teacher!!! I taught "Oratory", and I gotta say that I rocked! ^-^
Later I had a great time with my Quiego family, I spent a couple of hours sharing with them and "desgranando el elote". While I was helping them, Filomeno's sister Angelica, said that it would be nice if I stayed to live with them forever. I got too freaking nervous.
I discovered an "Omnlife Center" there.... damn Vergara!!!
Day 4:
Today I had the 5:30 walk alone 'coz Salim spent the night in the "Internado", so I walked alone. It's really REALLY awesome to walk alone, under the moonlight with the sole sound of yours steps... so peaceful. Besides I have never seen so many stars in my entire life!
When I arrived to my morning work I said goodbye to the "hortalizas" and started working in the green house (or what by the end of the week we manage to make it look like one) ´coz they needed men to do the hard work.
My back suffered the consecuences...
Day 5:
Same all... same all, but with the difference that I ate rabbit for the first time in my life!!! It tastes like chicken only with less meat.
Sniff sniff... I got a tummy ache =(
Day 6:
The sixth day was one of the hardest. With my tummy hurting, my back also in pain and the weight of almost an entire week of hardwork on my back I felt a little down.
I missed Mariel a lot... but Cuco and Ana Lore managed to make me feel better.
Day 7:
Saturday... so no classes today (I've giving Oratory and Reading classes the whole week).
We siezed the opportunity and spent the entire day working at the green house. By this day I was so used to the hard work that the 5:30 am walk was a piece of cake (in fact we completed it in only 17 mins v.s the half an hour that took us the first day).
By the end of the day what seemed to be a wasteland was now more in the real of a green house. That, my friends, feels good.
Day 8: Tequio Day
In these kinda comunities the sense of belonging is really strong, so whenever someone needs to get something done, and it can't be done alone, the whole community helps in an activity that is called "Tequio" in which everyone works and contributes with materials, water and food.
Another day of hard work, but I enjoyed that sense of community... we should be like this everywhere.
Day 9: Goodbye
The last day in Quiego. The guys from the school took us to the river to spent the day. A great experience I gotta say, but a sad one as the day came to an end and we all had to say goodbye.
I spent two whole weeks in Oaxaca... 14 days of wich 2 were spent in the road, 9 in Quiego and three more in Oaxaca the capital (we visited Monte Alba, El Arbol del Tule and Mitla).
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