Today Lauren and I went back to Cabecera Del Llano to visit the English classes in the middle and high school. We were paraded around from room to room, handing out prizes to students who asked us questions in English and answering questions they had about the United States.
Initially we received the following questions:
Initially we received the following questions:
- Where are you from?
- What is your favorite color?
- What is your favorite animal?
- Can you sing?
As we moved into the higher grades we started getting different questions:
- What do you think of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton?
- Do you wear make-up?
- What are your impressions of Colombia?
- Are your eyes real?
- Do you drink and drive?
I, in turn, asked them about about their opinion of their president, Juan Santos (whom they gave a definitive thumbs down to) and their thoughts on the French soccer team (no competition to the Colombian team).
The visit was over too soon - with only two hours and ten classes to visit we were not able to have the conversations with students I would have liked to have had. I want to know their thoughts about the education system, about the recent peace agreements in Colombia, and what they want to do in the future.
Students were excited to meet native English speakers and were trying to use their ntoebooks to hold conversations. I would love to return to this school and work with small groups of students and encourage their love of languages and motivate them to continue learning.
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