Tuesdays with Jonathan and Elmer (Francis too!)

After Jess left (boo hoo) last month Molly and I have taken over the Año de Servicio (Year of Service) class which consists of three amazing and hilarious individuals, Jonathan, Elmer and Francis. Each Tuesday they come to the English office and we talk, joke around, read, eat and practice English for an hour in the afternoon. Elmer works in the Carpentería (wood work) workshop, Jonathan works on the farm with the animals and Francis works in the school. We talk about their jobs and our  jobs and just hang out because they are more or less the same age as us.

Yesterday we started reading short stories and each class we are going to read another story so they can practice pronunciation and increase their vocabulary. We started with one of my preschoolers favorites (haha), Matthew and Tilly, which is a story about two friends who get in a fight, but in the end realize how important their friendship is.

After reading the story Molly and I thought it would be fun for Jonathan and Elmer to write stories about their friendship because they have been at NPH for many years together. They were hesitant, but Molly and I said we would write one about our friendship as well (and it had to include photos).

Here is a glimpse at what we all came up with:

Jonathans story: One day in the NPH house there was a boy and his
name is Jonathan. Once he meant to sleep on the sidewalk of the
dinning hall but he couldn't because he needs to work with the
cows and the coats. (The picture to the right is of a cow named Elmer).

Elmer's story: One day Elmer is drawing a cow in Jonathan's widow
and Jonathan is angry because he is cleaning his window. Jonathan
began to yell at Elmer and Elmer began to cry.

Molly and Thayer's story (part 1): One day Thayer and Molly
arrived at the Guatemala City airpot. They were very scared
and excited to start their year volunteering at NPH. They were
both English teachers and taught ver hard classes.

Molly and Thayer's story (part 2): They would help each other
when times got hard. They have shared many laughs and tears
and have become the best of friends and do everything together.
THE END.