October 28th I’ve been living in Piedras Gordas for more than seven months now, and I’m happy to say that my work has been keeping me busy and a few of my projects have gotten off to a good start! I’m still teaching in the school every Tuesday and Wednesday. The kids are always really excited for our computer classes, and lately they have also been really excited about our environmental classes. This trimester I’ve done a better job of planning my classes and making them more dynamic. This trimester in the environmental classes we are focusing on humans’ impact on the environment and natural resources (recent themes have been: The world’s population reaching 7 billion people, Energy use, sources and conservation, Smog and the Ozone Cap, Climate Change, Trash Management, and Deforestation). I’m hoping the information from this trimester will give the students a knowledge base that will encourage them to participate in the trash management and rec...