First Day

      My first day in Nicaragua has been very interesting. This country is like a completely different world from Colorado. It is a little hard to believe where I actually am. Driving through San Jorge, I saw random animals in yards, 6 people on a moped at once, and everything in between along with the incredible environment. I was amazed by the diverse birds and the massive trees. I also like the culture and the atmosphere in the town. There is a lot of music and parties, and there was even a parade as well. On the sad side, I also saw trash piles everywhere and tiny, crumbling houses that reminded me how privileged we are to live we do. While cleaning the school, we got to see the classrooms where we will being teaching and it made me really excited. I don't have much teaching experience, but I am eager to get started. I learned that I will be helping in the preschool class tomorrow and I'm interested to see what that will be like. I can't wait to meet the teachers and students, but I'm nervous to be teaching in Spanish when the teachers don't know English as well. I'm glad to have the translators with us at the school. After meeting some of the locals I can see why I've heard good things about this country, and overall, I'm excited to be helping them in any way I can.