First days on the job

At last, I have begun my intership with an organization called the Association of Christian Youths (translation), which is similar to the YMCA in the US. When I first arrived, I got the grando tour, was introduced to far too many people...and then I went shopping with my coworkers. No joke, one of the volunteers needed new glasses, so we all went with him to the mall and then out to lunch. Some things I learned the first day of my internship:

1. You can get a full Ecuadorean lunch (soup, rice, meat, juice) for $1.50
2. Ecuador has haunted houses in February.
3. My boss is tone deaf
4. The secretary is younger than I am and has her tounge pierced, and my main coworker has his nipple pierced.

The second day, I started met the students I´ll be working with. There are 13 in the class, ages three to five, and half of them are named Camilla. The other half are named Nicolas. They were very boisterous, curious, and REALLY hard to understand. You know that part of Finding Nemo where the little turtle, Squirt, tries to explain how to exit the East Australian Current? Yeah, that´s how I felt with all these adorable young children asking me questions in their little voices. The only question I understood was "Why isn´t your hair in a braid?" and I didn´t really know how to answer that.

Soon, I´ll be teaching my very own English lessons for these kids. Colors, shapes, animals, that sort of thing. But I´m extremely nervous. I´ve never taught a class! What if the kids don´t listen to me? How many English words can they handle at one time? What if they continue asking me questions and I continue having no idea what they´re saying?

In general though, I´m really excited to dig into some of the projects. My coworkers have been very welcoming and friendly. I think I´m really going to enjoy working with them and the kids.