Heart in Education Teacher Outreach

I have tried unsuccessfully each night to post a blog!  I´m going to try one more time! 

As usual, we had a great day and a great couple of days.  Despite it being cloudy, the days have been fantastic.  Today we drove up the mountain to Buena Vista and taught there for a few hours.  It never fails to amaze us how incredible the children are and the conditions in which they learn.  The evidence is overwhelming that their teachers care and do so much to ensure that they are learning everyday.  It´s so nice to be reminded why we became teachers.

  As we were driving further up the mountain, the mist grew.  When we arrived at the school it was full on raining!  Besides it being cold and rainy, the road we drove up on was going to be muddy on the drive back so we didn´t stay too long.  It´s ALWAYS an adventure but today was slightly more than we expected.  Thanks to our wonderful drivers, Nina, Jose Antonio and Wilmur, we made it down the mountain safe and sound. 

This afernoon we had the opportunity to tour a well known cigar factory, Rocky Patel Cigars.  One of our drivers from a past trip works there and ivited us up to see it.  WOW!  It was fascintating to see how a cigar is made and the work that goes in to one.  There are 700 people working there and each cigar is made by hand. 

We are hoping for nicer weather tomorrow, however we are happy just to be away from our heavy coats for a few days!  I will try and post pictures but the computers move so slow it takes a long time to do much besides type.  You might have to wait until we return home to see pictures ;(

Buenas Noches!