excursiones

Here are my favorite parts of last week:

In Social Studies class with Saúl and Gaby, we’re learning about homes.  Right now, we’re discovering the differences between houses and apartments.  I didn’t know what kind of background knowledge these boys had about apartments, so on Wednesday I decided to take them to the apartment of one of our volunteers, Laura, and her husband Jack. 

This was such a fun experience for all of us!  The boys got to see the mail room, the pool, and they got to ride in an elevator!  Then we saw the actual apartment complete with a balcony overlooking the ocean.  To top it off, Jack is a former Marine, so he has a sword and some other cool things that he let the boys play with.  It’s funny the things that boys are born knowing how to do.  For example, Jack has a wooden baton that he calls his “swagger stick”.  Saúl picked it right up, put it under his arm and swaggered across the balcony just like he was an experienced Marine officer!

On Friday, we had yoga class.  This year, we have a volunteer who comes every week to teach yoga (or some other activity) to our kids.  Last year, she found out that her daughter was losing her hearing, so she reached out to us as she was looking for new resources and socialization opportunities for her.  We soon learned that she teaches children’s yoga classes.  It’s fun to see how God puts people in each others' lives just when they are needed.  We have been able to encourage her daughter to feel comfortable wearing her hearing aids, and our students are continually showing the mother that the only thing deaf kids can’t do is hear.  She, in turn, has been motivating the kids to exercise and think about living healthy lifestyles.  

This past Friday was the fourth time she’s come to us, and you can see how much fun we always have from the pictures below.  This week she took us on a trip to the zoo.  See if you can recognize any of the animals we saw!