After a great All Volunteer Conference in Managua with the topic of Food Security, I was able to celebrate Thanksgiving with new friends at a U.S. Embassy house. A friend who works for USAID graciously invited a group of Peace Corps volunteers to his place for a wonderful dinner. Vegetarian delights but also a turkey, which I was commissioned to carve.
Quick updates: Two small sucesses!
1. In Jiguina we have initiated a great new English class...very hands on. So hands on that we made hand turkeys to explain what the Thanksgiving holiday is about (we learned the verbs: to trace, to draw, to write).
2. In an effort to teach SAVING MONEY, some local kids and I made piggy banks with used plastic bottles. The kids had a blast painting and decorating the bottles, which they will hopefully fill with coins. When the bottle is full, they can save it for the long run or cut open the bottle and use the money. This group of children will hopefully form a Life Skills group that I am working on for 2010.
As we enter December I am charged to explore soya processing and marango leaf production, both of which may be able to help with nutrition and food security in my community...
As we enter December I am charged to explore soya processing and marango leaf production, both of which may be able to help with nutrition and food security in my community...
Other than that...It is CAFÉ HARVEST TIME!
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