 | The Big Day Arrives
2009-12-11, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | This morning Ana Silvia and I dragged ourselves out of bed and to breakfast early in order to be at UNIVO and help the participants with their presentations. We were very pleased with the way they in... |
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 | The Countdown…
2009-12-10, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | Yielding to a request for making a DVD for the participants, I gathered pictures and videos from other people’s cameras and put together PPT’s showing class activities, opening and closing ceremonies,... |
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 | El Día de Reunións (Day of Meetings)
2009-12-09, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | This beautiful day began with Herberdh meeting Ana Silvia and me at our hotel, and from there we walked to his private school: La Escuala Profesional de Idiomas.
We arrived at the school and tour... |
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| Body Parts, etc.
2009-12-08, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | This is a “centers day” which went very quickly because the participants rotated through 4 rounds of ½ hour each. With the opening and closing activities and a break, that’s the whole afternoon! The... |
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 | Busy Day!
2009-12-07, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | Dec. 7 Monday
After a short discussion of America's Pear Harbor Day, of which none of the participants knew anything, we dived into the day's activities. The last 2 groups performed their dramas ... |
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| Under the weather…
2009-12-06, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | Sat. Sun.
Well, it won’t take long to describe my weekend. Late Fri. night I felt so rocky that I went to a little farmacia next door to get something for a cold. I don’t know what it is, but it ... |
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 | Another TGIF, already.
2009-12-04, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | The morning instructor and some of the teachers have asked for copies of pictures, video clips, etc. so I ran a trial DVD yesterday and the one I burned on my Mac was also fine on a PC. So, today I s... |
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 | Daphne cracks the whip!
2009-12-03, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | This was a busy afternoon with each drama group completing a script of its play. We use a storyboard planning format where each group blocks out the main scenes that will be in its play. The scenes... |
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 | Lots of Reading and Writing...
2009-12-02, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | Today the group worked really hard on the first part of a drama sequence. They partner-read fairly tales to familiarize themselves with the vocabulary and plot. The books are bilingual with each par... |
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 | Lights, camera, action!
2009-12-01, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | Today was picture day. I took an individual picture of each person and then got someone to take all of us in a group shot. Each year the mode of dress is a little different – this year almost everyo... |
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 | The Cow in the Kitchen
2009-11-30, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | Today began with a wonderful performance by students at Alfonsos school, Superate (which means 'success.') These are 9th graders just beginning a 3-year program focused on English, computers, and val... |
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 | At the Beach!
2009-11-29, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | No sleeping in this morning – we’re going to Las Tunas beach!
UNIVO is treating volunteer Bruce and I to a relaxing day on the coast of La Union, El Salvador. After breakfast at our hotel, weâ... |
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 | I Love Weekends
2009-11-28, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | What an incredible day!
We were invited to a soccer game in nearby San Francisco de Gotera where Florencio Garcia, a former workshop participant, would be doing radio announcing. The problem was... |
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 | TGIF!
2009-11-27, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | Welcome back!
Even though we love what we are doing, it is tiring, so Thank Goodness It is Friday!
This was market day. In this simulation the teachers apply what they have learned and practice... |
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 | The Joy of Teaching
2009-11-26, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | November 23-26
First, my apologies! A friend reminded me that I left you stranded not knowing what happened with the missing suitcase. Our guardian angel must have been on duty – the volunteer wh... |
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 | The Last Week
2007-12-14, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | Hello again,
The last week has come and gone in a whirlwind! The teachers performed the plays they wrote based on fairy tale books. The activity shows them how they can use drama to practice the ... |
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| Trip to Perquin
2007-12-13, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | Dear Friends and Family,
This message will tell you about the incredible trip we took last weekend, Dec. 8,9. We thought we had a van arranged for Saturday but on Friday night we discovered the co... |
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| Long absence!
2007-12-11, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | Dear Friends and Family,
I apologize for the long absence in talking to you. Last week my laptop got knocked off a desk and broke. In Spanish its called "se rumpio" which means it broke itself --... |
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| Eighth Installment – The Grand Finale
2006-11-27, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | Eighth Installment – The Grand Finale
Monday got off to a good start with a visit from two of our former teacher participants who now do recruitment contact work for the Project. They spoke during... |
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| Seventh Installment - Another Fun Weekend!
2006-11-27, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | Seventh Installment - Another Fun Weekend!
Well, things are rarely simple! The San Miguel team planned a day at San Diego beach near La Libertad with the San Salvador team. Besides being a beauti... |
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| Sixth Installment: Week #2
2006-11-27, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | Sixth Installment: Week #2
The volunteers and participating teachers really worked last week! We had our groups acting out puppet plays, taking opinion polls and graphing the results, writing scr... |
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| Fifth Installment: The Trip to Perquin
2006-11-27, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | Fifth Installment: The Trip to Perquin
The team presenting the workshop in San Salvador joined us in San Miguel on Friday night so we could get an early start on Saturday. Our goal was to visit t... |
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| Installment #4: The Adventure Continues!
2006-11-27, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | Installment #4: The Adventure Continues!
Tuesday the teachers greeted us like long-lost friends. They are so friendly and so appreciative that it is impossible not to love them all. Several have... |
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| Installment #3: On the Job in San Miguel
2006-11-27, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | Installment #3: On the Job in San Miguel
What a busy first day! A wonderful welcoming ceremony was held in the University auditorium with all of the academic authorities and deans present. The E... |
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| Installment #2 Getting down to business!
2006-11-24, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | Installment #2 Getting down to business!
Dianne and I awoke after our long flight from Fairbanks to San Salvador feeling refreshed and ready to begin final preparations for the Teacher-to-Teacher w... |
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| First installment: Trying to get from here to there!
2006-11-29, San Miguel, El Salvador. By: ffdrh | | Dear Teacher-to-Teacher: Alaska to El Salvador Project Friends,
Dianne and I arrived safely in San Salvador on Thanksgiving Day with much to be thankful for!
It took 45 minutes to check in at ... |
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