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Empanadas, empanadas, empanadas – so many empanadas! We had two welcome lunches yesterday – one at ECELA, and another immediately after at Universidad Mayor. Guess what both schools served? Empanadas! The ones at ECELA were filled with meat, beans, egg, olives and cheese. I then had an empanada at UMayor with queso y tomate – it tasted a bit like pizza! After two huge empanadas, I was as stuffed as the empanadas were, but I couldn’t help but try them both. Our host mom, Maria (“Pachi”), is also wonderful. She cooks us breakfast each morning and dinner on the nights that we are home, and the presentation is always adorable! She sets up a table for two by the kitchen window, so Katie and I drink our coffee and enjoy our breakfast overlooking Santiago. Their terrace is also beautiful, and we plan to have breakfast out there soon on a warmer morning – it overlooks the Andes! Due to our host mom speaking minimal English and Katie and I speaking limited Spanish, it’s been another awesome challenge telling her all about our experiences here and learning more about each other. She sat with us at dinner tonight and despite the language barrier, we were teaching each other about irregulars in English and Spanish and laughing about silly things. I’m glad she likes to sit and chat with us, even though it is just as much as a challenge for her! Liz and I visited an English Pedagogy class today at Universidad Mayor, which consisted of students studying to become English teachers. The professor and the students were very interested in learning more about Special Education and wanted any advice we could give them when it comes to teaching students with special needs. We learned that teachers in Chile are given limited strategies to best accommodate these students (or even none at all). In an already chaotic environment (with an upwards of 40-60 students), adding a student (or multiple students) with specific needs to a classroom can cause a teacher to only focus on the students that are less demanding. This seems to be a fairly common situation in Chile, unfortunately. I am looking forward to learning more about these environments while teaching and observing.
We have our first field placement in a school tomorrow, and I’ll be going with Katie to Colegio Maestra Elsa Santibanez to observe and hopefully teach one of our pre-prepared lessons, which will contribute to our research. My only worry is not knowing the students’ level of Spanish ahead of time and whether or not they will be able to understand our interactive read aloud lesson. We will have to modify as we go, but that’s part of the learning experience! Chau for now!
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Tricia Herritt
5/24/2017 08:17:40 am
Chris, Great photos! Thank you for sharing your story on the blog.
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Pixita del Prado Hill
5/24/2017 01:56:41 pm
Hi Christine, it was great to read the details of your experience so far and also to see the photos you have posted! I'm so pleased that the classes and home stay are going well. Can't wait to hear about the school visits! Take care, Dr. del Prado
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Kathy Doody
5/25/2017 09:55:56 am
Christine - I loved seeing your photos! Your host mother sounds just adorable and so considerate. I was envious reading about the views you can enjoy while sipping coffee with Katie. And it's wonderful to hear that you are both soaking it all in, appreciating every moment.
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Lauren W.
5/25/2017 02:02:22 pm
Christine,
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Mom
5/25/2017 06:14:39 pm
Awesome photos! You rock, my dear! You described everything so articulately and made me feel like I am there with you! Wish I was...
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Dr. Rafferty
5/26/2017 02:09:17 pm
Christine,
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2/5/2024 11:01:40 am
Buenos días señor / señora,
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