First of all, the photo classes are somewhat great and somewhat terrible. I\u00c2\u00a5ve realized that the kids here are so unused to cameras that they can\u00c3\u00adt get over the idea that cameras are for themselves and for fun and for pictures of their friends and to the idea that photos are to create a message and a feeling. So we\u00c3\u00adll see how the photos come out. They might be pretty boring. I\u00c2\u00a5m teaching two \u00c2\u00aeclasses\u00c2\u00ae. The one in the morning has two kids – a really sweet boy and equally sweet girl. They totally got the whole idea that photos are for more than just your friends. When I was trying to explain that we weren\u00c2\u00a5t going to be taking a lot of pictures of people because \u00c2\u00aefotos son por m\u00c2\u00b7s de personas. Son importantes porque pueden tener….\u00c2\u00ae \u00c2\u00aemensajes?\u00c2\u00ae said Karolina. It was wonderful. So the morning kids understand it. In the afternoon I have 5 kids. And they totally don\u00c2\u00a5t understand that concept. PS Dad, one of the camera\u00c2\u00a5s CF cards really isn\u00c2\u00a5t working. Every time I take it out and put it back it in says it\u00c2\u00a5s ok, and then I take a photo and it says \u00c2\u00aeCF\u00c2\u00ae. So I\u00c2\u00a5m just going to go without it. I think it might also be something about the ages. Because the morning has two 11 yr olds, and the afternoon has 12 and 13 year olds. The 11 yr olds are still at the point in their lives where they might really enjoy school. They say they do. But as kids get older here, they often stop liking school since most really don\u00c2\u00a5t go to college. Carlos, on the other hand, is so motivated. It\u00c2\u00a5s amazing. He\u00c2\u00a5s going to college. I can just tell.
\nAlso, I\u00c2\u00a5m realizing that I understand enough Spanish certainly, but not a lot. Like, I get general ideas but if someone said something and was sad I couldn\u00c2\u00a5t tell you if they were REALLY sad or if it was UPSET more than sad or what. I get general concepts but if I wanted to say that the pig was squealing it\u00c2\u00a5s frickin head off (as it is now in a house nearby), I\u00c2\u00a5d have no way to say that. I\u00c2\u00a5d have to say \u00c2\u00aehe\u00c2\u00a5s making a lot of noise\u00c2\u00ae which does not connotate the same thing.
\nOK, so: please don\u00c2\u00a5t freak out. There was a guy in the internet place who came up to me and asked me fore my email. I lied and told him I was using my moms. The next day he did the same thing and said he wanted to write me one and I was like \u00c2\u00aeEh, what\u00c2\u00a5s the worst thing that could happen? Not a lot. I\u00c2\u00a5m leaving soon and could kung fu his ass if I really needed to\u00c2\u00ae So, then he said he wanted to speak in English with me and he\u00c2\u00a5d come to the library today at 11:30 to do so (he never did). So he sent me this:<\/p>\n
Sorpresa! ha recibido una postal de Yahoo!
\nde “Alexander” (alexbad79@yahoo.com)!<\/p>\n
Para ver la postal, pulse la siguiente direcci\u00c3\u203an del web en cualquier
\nmomento de aqu\u00c3\u0152 a los pr\u00c3\u203aximos 30 d\u00c3\u0152as.<\/p>\n
http:\/\/es.view.greetings.yahoo.com\/greet\/view?AT7QZEJ4X9ZIW <\/p>\n
Si no funciona, vaya a http:\/\/es.view.greetings.yahoo.com\/pickup y copie y pegue
\neste c\u00c3\u203adigo:<\/p>\n
AT7QZEJ4X9ZIW<\/p>\n
\u00c2\u00b0Disfrute!<\/p>\n
El equipo de Yahoo! Postales<\/p>\n
So you can look at that thing if you want (Please do. I think it\u00c2\u00a5s funny. Jaime did too. And then we almost puked together).
\nI\u00c2\u00a5m about to send him this email back (right before I leave so I don\u00c2\u00a5t have to talk to him about it):<\/p>\n
Tengo un novio en Estel\u00c3\u0152. Quiero solamente un novio. Nada m\u00c2\u00b7s. Pero si quiere estudiar ingles, puedo ayudarle.<\/p>\n
Tenga un buen d\u00c3\u0152a, Hilaria<\/p>\n
I think it\u00c2\u00a5s HILARIOUS. (Don\u00c2\u00a5t you worry. I don\u00c2\u00a5t ACTUALLY have a boyfriend in Estel\u00c3\u0152. Most of the boys there are grosso. Jaime says she\u00c2\u00a5ll defend me if he comes near me. HAAAAHAHA. We think it\u00c2\u00a5s funny.<\/p>\n
I LOVE YOU GUYS! LOVE AND LIGHT, HILARY!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
First of all, the photo classes are somewhat great and somewhat terrible. I\u00c2\u00a5ve realized that the kids here are so unused to cameras that they can\u00c3\u00adt get over the idea that cameras are for themselves and for fun and for … Continue reading