Saturday, February 1, 2014

Ms. Rowe in Antigua


Hola 2/3A!  Thanks you for writing to me! This photo is the baby at my hostel.  His name is Adolphito (that means "little Adolpho").  The lady holding him is his abulla. I think some of you know that word from watching 'Dora the Explorer'.  'Abulla' is Spanish for 'grandmother'. from Ms Rowe


Hola!  I love this firetruck, don't you?


This is my teacher, Maria Josepha. I learned some Spanish here in this garden. It would not be fun sitting outside in Erin right now, would it?!  I think it is very hard to remember the Spanish words so I must keep practising. I will look in my dictionary every day and learn one new word.


This is a school in a village nearby. I took a 'camioneta' to get there. That is what the people here call their buses that are painted lots of different colours. The children in the photo are doing PE. Adios for now. I have asked Mr. Primeau to post these photos because it is not working very well for me.  Senor Primeau es el bueno amigo!  from Ms Rowe



Thursday, January 30, 2014

I Love Antigua!

Hey, I think I sorted out my blog problem (accept I'm not exactly sure what I did to make it work this time).  Anyway, I will go to an Internet cafe tomorrow and try to post a photo too.  I really love this beautiful old town where I am going to school.  I even love going to school again but it is not easy for me. I keep forgetting the Spanish words!  Today I learned Spanish in the morning and in the afternoon my teacher showed the students how to cook a special tortilla filled with salsa and wrapped inside a corn husk.  I had one for lunch and for dinner I went to the market and bought an orange and big piece of watermelon for 50 cents, an avocado fot 14 cents and a strawberry milkshake (strawberries and milk) for 75 cents.  There is a lot of fruit for sale in Guatemala!

Am I in Mr Primeau?

Testing 1, 2, 3 ...

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Ms. Rowe's First on the Road Blog

Hola mas amigos!  I am now in Guatemala!  I am having a small problem (una pequeno problema) with my blog so Mr. Primeau's name may appear at the bottom. I asked him to post this.
I am trying to learn Spanish. It is very hard but fun. I spend 4 hours each morning speaking with my teacher. We also practise with the other students. I am learning in a beautiful park here so you know it is not cold!
I will study all week and then on Sunday go to build stoves. Thank you again to all the students and teachers at Erin for donating so much money. We donated enough for 3 stoves. Wow!  The people who I told are so happy!  Adios. Ms Rowe

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Still in chilly Erin!





Hi - No, I'm not in Central America yet and I did not take the photo. I found it on google. It is beautiful, isn't it? I am just practising adding photos. It wouldn't let me do this when I tried on my 'tablet' last night. Does anyone know why?