Nov. 4th - Election Day

From Janet Brown

After a breakfast which included Pan de Muerto the volunteers strode or taxied to the university. Group I met with Rosalia’s class where the students were prepared to ask many questions. Group II met with Marcia’s group where the students practiced listening and note taking.

Today’s classes ranged from level 1 students whose English was very limited to upper levels where for example, conversational sessions with Nathan’s class included practicing interviewing skills.

One adjustment to the schedule occurred with our Spanish instruction class which is postponed to another day. It gave the group time to put our feet up (figuratively) and share experiences. I was glad to hear Larry say that this is one of the best experiences of his life. I found it interesting to share the details of ice fishing in Northern Wisconsin – I don’t think that the students believed that people would sit on ice and catch fish through a hole.

After school, Karl led an expedition through the market where we saw all manner of things for sale from food to clothing to gadgets for children.

We had dinner at the Hotel El Caudillo where Larry continued his enjoyment of mole and some of the others had chicken smothered with a sauce made from corn fungus.

We adjourned to our hotel to check out election results on Fox, the only English language election returns available. We had to go to bed before all results were in as we have an early morning trip to Leon

Thought for the Day: “We have to face the fact that either all of us are going to die together or we are going to learn to live together, and if we are to live together, we have to talk.” Eleanor Roosevelt