I have just recently from Buenos Aires, from "my" school in the Comarca, where this weekend the first birthday of the school INEISA was celebrated. And that was big guns ascended: Every class his best pupil has made, which are then lined up for the pageant, a lantern procession through the village, cultural performances and singing,
The "king pair" the teacher Delegation Buenos Aires
A participant in the pageant birthday
huge enthusiasm of the fans and family members. The classmates of the candidates were provided of all, had even organized a group of drummers!
All candidates in the decision ...
voltage and wait for the announcement of the winner
With my Queen together I was the student crowned queen
The Queen (in pink) is crowned. She probably won because they had a typical Nagua- dress
torchlight procession through the village
The next day, a small cultural festival was held, where, as here at the balcería typical Ngöbe-Bugle-customs were presented
When balcería connect two villages against each other and try to hold the stick to bring down. The winner then chooses the most beautiful women and 'stihlt' she
The little girl has paid the school a Décima , a song accompanied by guitar, which also is a little yodel:)
Finally, the pupils baile de lost Murciélagos (Fledermaustans) danced, and all have been through
Our boss Luis Batista gives a speech
My outfit: - Sombrero Pintado , a painted Panama - A guayabera , a white shirt with pockets - Compulsory Charkara , a shoulder bag made of palm fibers - Cutarras typical leather sandals (especially in the countryside) and as of now my favorite shoes!
felt the hundredth round through the village, now know to a decorated car, so all the new queen of the INEISA! :)
It was beautiful part of this event was to be. The school is just in its first year, but has broken through in spite of criticism and some difficulties. begins for me now so the last trimester in school, so my last three months of Panama! I'm still trying to carry as much as is and I am but then again on a regular German life with all the advantages of an industrialized country;) In spite of this (almost to homesickness translucent) words, I've Panama in recent weeks more and more closed in my heart and I realized that I'm going to miss the life here on ...
still less than three months I left, exactly 94 days. I try a lot of my time to make, yet get around a bit, but even as much as possible to see from the mountains and the circumstances have to understand a little better. The more impressions, the more realistic can be my picture.
last week and the next week We work in Alto Tólica on the expansion of sanitary facilities of the school that our predecessors have built there.
The mountains in the morning - every time influenced drucked
Work at Tólicas Kloerweiterung
We look happy and relaxed from, but have just dragged all these bags of sand, cement and stones ...
The school garden, which is bringing the girls toiled predecessor, was more resilient ... However, took place right after we have addressed the teachers on the next hour outside instead. The ground is hard as we could see the foundation construction again, but it is, if you will!
No day in a developing country, where you will not fall on waste problems ... I am a half hour on the school grounds and have been collected, especially the plastic waste: mainly Keksration the bags daily, but also plastic bottles and toys sorry ...
David had the brilliant idea to the children than an hour to give "world class"
with great interest the children of the mixture of history, geography, sociology and politics listened
Except in the mountains, has also in the lowlands and in the city lot done. Malte, the German Holzingeneur has started his carpentry courses and one day a week, students come to the honey house, where they help in the "processing" of honey.
David, the carpenter apprentices in the honey house a
And then there was also still a bit of spare time! :)
One weekend was on the Azuero Peninsula the "Feria de Azuero, an agricultural market with unfortunately less attractions than we had hoped for ...
A very nice market with hammocks, traditional sandals, lots of food, cows and farm machinery - not the Bringer ...
But as always, if you "off the beaten path" goes, there are the really interesting!
The streets of the small town have something Italian charm ...
... American-style
This funny combo was at the park and wanted to appear to take the sample - the whole city was met by the music
(the video may not be as interesting, but the sound can have a little feeling-Panama bring before your TV) simply run and read on!
In Los Santos, Panama's independence was proclaimed, so I thought that we should be ever been there.
And then there was still the fiesta my favorite Panamanian musician Alfredo Escudero . On the baile I wanted to finally dance to my song Panama, which unfortunately I have not yet found on the internet ... The hole in my schedule has come about because now in school in Buenos Aires exams are finished and I was already at an early stage with everyone! :) The free time I take this course now and next weekend.
When Baile
Two Week is celebrated the first anniversary of the school and I am elected together with the nurse / Biolehrerin for teaching couple in the dance been - that I have to practice a bit and I make smart - so until then!
