Colombian
National Holiday! Shocker. Colombians are so lucky; there are holidays every
other weekend. Their lives are already awesome as it is and on top of that,
always have holidays. So far, I have been part of four national holidays. On
July 2 Saint Peter and Saint Paul, July 20th Colombian Independence
Day, August 7th Battle of Boyacá (this is when Colombia acquired its
independence from the Spanish monarchy)1 and
today. Today is the Assumption of Mary in Colombia, also
known as Assumption Day2. “It celebrates the day
that god assumed the Virgin Mary into Heaven
following her death, according to popular Christian belief.”
I met with Cerys in town and we had lunch at a restaurant called Lulo. I had a delicious chicken Panini with tomatoes, onions, red pepper and pesto, delicious. This was my first meal in three days! I also had a banana, strawberry and mango juice. We walked by the beach, which was full of people, and of course pictures were taken.
At 6pm we had a Teacher Development Meeting at Lisa’s apartment and everyone went to discuss the following:
I met with Cerys in town and we had lunch at a restaurant called Lulo. I had a delicious chicken Panini with tomatoes, onions, red pepper and pesto, delicious. This was my first meal in three days! I also had a banana, strawberry and mango juice. We walked by the beach, which was full of people, and of course pictures were taken.
At 6pm we had a Teacher Development Meeting at Lisa’s apartment and everyone went to discuss the following:
- School routines
- Handling student behaviors
- Lesson planning
We used some of these resources that Lisa provided.
Lisa has been living in Santa Marta for two years now as her blog states: http://www.teachingspanishinenglish.blogspot.com/. She had been teaching in the states but decided to start teaching in South America. She got a job at a bilingual school as a full time middle school English teacher. She says that while being in Colombia, she has learned a lot about the education systems and after two years decided she wanted to work with non-profits education rather than private schools. She is now dedicating her full time to Colombia Sin Fronteras and bringing her amazing teaching skills with her. With her, we will get so far! At the meeting, everyone participated and many ideas were brought to the table. The foundation is fairly new and slowly developing. It has been functioning for a year now and things are still being sorted. It is not easy making a foundation and there is a lot of paperwork and legal action to take care of. I feel that I am beginning to be a part of the growth of Colombia Sin Fronteras and I am definitely proud to be here.
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