My Mexican Family: Adolfo (bro) Adolfo (dad) Luz Maria (mom)
The Secondary Class (gr.8)
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Cacaluta (Huatulco)
Entrega (Huatulco)Saturday, 17 December 2011
Final Teaching Days and The Beach
I'm back in Canada now but I figured I would write a wrap up for my final days in Oaxaca.
The last few days in the classroom were really sad having to say goodbye to all the students. I am always amazed at how affectionate the students are. When we said goodbye to our secondary class they took so many pictures with us. They also formed a hug line and kept recycling through so it was a long time before we actually left the class. Our two grade 12 classes got together and bought Liz and I each a pair of earrings. They did a great job of selecting and the earrings really suit each of us. When we had to say goodbye to our grade 4 classes we were given so many hugs, kisses, and love notes. It was really wonderful to see how much they enjoyed and appreciated having us in their classrooms. I am really going to miss teaching in Mexico and all of the classes we got to teach.
After we finished in the schools we got to spend a few days at the beach. With the school we went to Huatulco. It is a bit of a touristy beach. Alot of cruise ships stop there and there are a couple resorts. There are a few bays that you can choose to go to. The first one we went to is called Entrega. It was a nice beach but not my favourite. Before we even got out of the cab there were people trying to sell us stuff. You could swim at this beach though so that was nice. A couple girls and I went to a different bay called Cacaluta. We actually had to walk about 30mins through a forest and past some ranches to get to the beach. It was completely worth it though. When we got to the beach we were the only one's there and it was beautiful. The waves were a little big so we weren't able to swim there, but it was an amazing day.
We also visited Puerto Angel. The bay that we went to there was Pantheon. Puerto Angel is a fishing town so there were a ton of boats in the water and little restaurants along the beach. We ate some of the most delicious seafood there. Yum!
After a couple days in Huatulco a few of us decided to take a bus to Puerto Escondido and we stayed there for a week. There are a bunch of bays in really close proximity that you can go to in Puerto. The beach that was right across from our cabana is called Zicatela. We weren't able to swim here because the waves are too big. Before we arrived there was actually a surfing competition going on. The beaches that we visited were La Punta, Carizzalillo, and Manzanillo. We were able to swim in all these places. Carizzalillo was my favourite beach. It is a beautiful bay. There are small waves there so it is a great place to learn to surf so thats what a bunch of us did. It was so much fun and we were actually able to get up.
I had an amazing time at the beach and I truly enjoyed every moment of being in Oaxaca. The people in Mexico are so warm and welcoming. I have made some amazing friends and memories on this trip. I need to say a big thank you to my FA Sarah Joyce, my two SAs Arcelia and Rodolfo, to my Mexican family the Ibarras, and to all the girls in the program. It has been an incredible journey!
The last few days in the classroom were really sad having to say goodbye to all the students. I am always amazed at how affectionate the students are. When we said goodbye to our secondary class they took so many pictures with us. They also formed a hug line and kept recycling through so it was a long time before we actually left the class. Our two grade 12 classes got together and bought Liz and I each a pair of earrings. They did a great job of selecting and the earrings really suit each of us. When we had to say goodbye to our grade 4 classes we were given so many hugs, kisses, and love notes. It was really wonderful to see how much they enjoyed and appreciated having us in their classrooms. I am really going to miss teaching in Mexico and all of the classes we got to teach.
After we finished in the schools we got to spend a few days at the beach. With the school we went to Huatulco. It is a bit of a touristy beach. Alot of cruise ships stop there and there are a couple resorts. There are a few bays that you can choose to go to. The first one we went to is called Entrega. It was a nice beach but not my favourite. Before we even got out of the cab there were people trying to sell us stuff. You could swim at this beach though so that was nice. A couple girls and I went to a different bay called Cacaluta. We actually had to walk about 30mins through a forest and past some ranches to get to the beach. It was completely worth it though. When we got to the beach we were the only one's there and it was beautiful. The waves were a little big so we weren't able to swim there, but it was an amazing day.
We also visited Puerto Angel. The bay that we went to there was Pantheon. Puerto Angel is a fishing town so there were a ton of boats in the water and little restaurants along the beach. We ate some of the most delicious seafood there. Yum!
After a couple days in Huatulco a few of us decided to take a bus to Puerto Escondido and we stayed there for a week. There are a bunch of bays in really close proximity that you can go to in Puerto. The beach that was right across from our cabana is called Zicatela. We weren't able to swim here because the waves are too big. Before we arrived there was actually a surfing competition going on. The beaches that we visited were La Punta, Carizzalillo, and Manzanillo. We were able to swim in all these places. Carizzalillo was my favourite beach. It is a beautiful bay. There are small waves there so it is a great place to learn to surf so thats what a bunch of us did. It was so much fun and we were actually able to get up.
I had an amazing time at the beach and I truly enjoyed every moment of being in Oaxaca. The people in Mexico are so warm and welcoming. I have made some amazing friends and memories on this trip. I need to say a big thank you to my FA Sarah Joyce, my two SAs Arcelia and Rodolfo, to my Mexican family the Ibarras, and to all the girls in the program. It has been an incredible journey!
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