¡We are definitely in the rainy season! It rains in Quito at least once a day and not just a light drizzle, but a torrential, soaking, street-to-rivers downpour. Everything is greening up after the dry first part of "the rainy season". They had power outages in Quito before we arrived because it hadn´t rained enough. Not sure if they have some sort of hydro electric power. . . I do know that in Mindo the power went out because they had too much rain. Go figure. There is a reason I never went into engineering.
We are finishing up our teaching/schooling stint at Colegio Letort in Quito. We will teach/attend school trhough the end of Aprili. While neither Max nor Jane are sad bout this, we can tell their espagnol has improved vastly as well as unexpected bonuses like Jane's beautiful cursive which is stressed here much more than her MN school. Max loves playing soccer at recess and is enoying being challenged by some difficult math. Bruce and I also are enjoying our classes and experiencin g a school in another culture/country. It is amazing how similar things are between our schools and the Quito school rather than diffferent. Students are pretty much students everywhere. Teachers too feel overworked and underpaid. A difference in the students here that surprised me was the lack of orderliness at lunchtime (no lines, just pushing to the food) and the sometimes complete dismissal of teacher redirecting. I think much of this is cultural as there is a general lack of lines in Ecuador and an impulsiveness that makes our American students seem fairly disciplined. A difference I do like is teachers and students both wear uniforms. I think it would be nice not to have to think about your clothes for the day.
We hear spring has been gorgeous in the heartland. Enjoy. We miss you all
Beth
