After medium boys circle devotions and breakfast, I went to check on Alina. She's now been on antibiotics for 3 days for her strep throat, and this appears to be the last day that she'll need to stay indoors. She's getting her appetite back and is up and walking around, but still looks pretty weak. I gathered my materials to teach calculus for the day and then Noah and I headed down to the classroom to teach a little bit about area under the curve (Profe Ramon wanted me to give some exposure to this topic, but not to go too in depth since it wouldn't be on their test on Monday), and then give them time to review for the test. Robert (the high school principal) came in and watched the introduction to area under the curve for a little bit. Profe Ramon had gotten special permission for math class to be extended today for the 2 highest grades due to the rigor of the tests, class went from 8:30-11:45am. He was working with Bachillerato I and I was working with Bachillerato II.
The students got their review after recess. They're not used to being allowed to working in groups, so this was interesting as they worked on the review I had prepared for them to get them ready for Monday's big exam.
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| Review questions I had made up for the students to prepare for Monday's test |
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| Students working in groups on the review |
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| A group of students working on their review for the exam |
When class was done at 11:45, we headed back to our room to check on Alina - who was up and walking around. She complained a little about getting bored and wanted to into town with us, but I wasn't ready to let her walk all the way into town just yet. Noah and I headed into town with quite a few volunteers. We split up as a group almost right away because Noah and I decided to stop at Glenda's for some tomatoes, onions, cucumbers and avocados. We only had to go to 1 grocery store, but also had to make a stop at the TIGO store to have them check out what was wrong with my phone. It turned out that the battery just needed a charge...apparently the phone charger will not charge a battery that is "completely" dead. We also had to stop at the CLARO store to purchase some extra time (or GB) for the modem as I was almost out. It's probably from posting so many pictures to my blog this year! We also stopped at the bakery to get a few 'Tres Leches' cakes. I gave one to the security guard out front of the orphanage when we got back, and the other two went Coco and Claudia who were celebrating their birthdays.
Because my body began to feel a little bit weak in town, I decided that Noah and I would take a Tut-tut back. I didn't think to get a picture at the time, so I am including a picture that I found on the internet so that those who don't know what these vehicles are have a better idea. This is Guaimaca's version of a taxi. As I walked from the front gate of the orphanage to our room (which is still quite a hike), I could feel my temperature rising.
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| Tut-tut |
I went to church with Alina and Noah, but could feel myself getting more ill by the minute. We did buy a package to call home this evening since Alina was feeling better. The packages to call home are about $1.25 for a 1/2 hour, which is pretty awesome! We got to talk to Bob, Kaylyn and Jaden. Alina got a little emotional on the phone, but I'm guessing she's still pretty weak from having been sick twice now down here. Her clothes are beginning to fall off of her. When we said our goodbyes on the phone, we locked the door to our room and went to bed.
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