This morning we were at manuel C. Figueroa school. The numbers had dropped a bit this morning and punctuality seems to be non-existent here. The children just turn up throughout the lesson. If a child needs the toilet, you can guarantee that a couple of others will manage to leave the room at the same time. Discipline is not good and I am a bit concerned that each volunteer will be able to take responsibility for 30 children each when it comes to visiting the circus.
After lunch we will be at Holanda school. That is the one where there are too few classrooms to accommodate us so we use local houses, see photograph. The children there are the best behaved of the three schools that we visit and I'm looking forward to going there.
The children are really affectionate, especially the girls and they want lots of hugs and always give a kiss on the cheek when we leave. Some of the older boys don't like joining in and need encouragement. I've noticed that the children in all three schools are getting used to us and are not as shy.
We have been going to a local restaurant for lunch and it is really cheap. We are given soup (yesterday's was bright green) which is 'mostly' tasty. Then we have a choice of main course and I normally go for the chicken because I know what it is! I will be clucking by the time I get home. The bottles of pop, like coca cola, are all much larger here than back home and a lot cheaper. The straws are the same size and often don't reach the bottom of the bottle.
The hotel puts on a really good breakfast and I'm please to say that cereal is on the menu and the coffee is good. Some of the food we eat is a bit 'dubious' and some of the group have had a few problems; I'm pleased to say that I have been fine.
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