Arrival/first lesson
Hi everyone.
Unfortunatly our first post wasnt posted for some reason. Anyway, we arrived on Thursday on a flight that was slightly delayed; to say the least. Beth, Joe and Polly met us at the airport in Rio, which was really nice. They were very welcoming. On the friday, Joe took us to the local shopping square where we had a look around. In the afternoon we went to the project and met all the kids, which was brilliant. The kids were very sad to say bye to Joe and Polly, but were very excited to meet their new English teachers; Me and Rod.
At the weekened, Beth was really kind and took us out to various places, where we had a chance to get a feel for life in Rio and the project. (If you come to the project, ask Beth to take you to the Pizza house….Chocolate Pizzas! )
On Sunday me and Rod ventured to Copacobana, which was amazing! We also went to Ipanema, and to a hippie market there, where we saw and bought some really cool things.
On Monday we went down to the project to see the kids again and get a feel for what the project is all about. Monica, Wellington and Fabia who look after the children at the project are great and really helpful.
On Tuesday we taught for the first time. We were a little nervous first, but the kids are very enthusiastic and eager to learn; so there wasnt any problem. They are a lot more advanced in English than we thought, so we had to tweak the lesson. Class G especially.
Today (Wednesday), we went down to the project at 8am, to help Monica have a “spring clean”. It was hard work but fun. We rewarded ourselves with a dip in the swimming pool, which the nuns found amusing as they think its cold over here, but 26 degrees isnt cold for us!
When we went down to the project Wellington took us into the centre of Rio, to a Goverment agency that provides the project with monthly food donations. When we came back we spent some more time wih the kids, and then once all the kids had left, we had our first English lesson with the monitors; Wellington and Fabia.
Thats all for now, we have a lesson tomorow (Thursday) with the kids, and a portugese lesson with the monitors after that. We will blog again asap.
Bye!
July 6th, 2009 at 07:49 pm
Hi Rod & Joe
It is great to hear that the teaching is going well. I amreally pleased that you have been able to keep the blog going - it is great for future volunteers to get a feel for things and those connected to Volunteer in Brazil to get an insight into the lives of the volunteers, the project, staff and children.
Well done - we look forward to the next entry
Love
Dad