Well, the teaching has well and truly begun and we have been given free reign with our own classroom, 20 impatient muchachos, and left to our own devises to teach them whatever we deem appropriate. We are speaking so slowly and loudly that we often forget to switch off, and find ourselves chatting to each other over a beer in kiddy chat.
The kids are pretty excited to have us around, as there are literally no other foreigners in Ovalle. Our job here is to get them speaking, so we are coming up with plenty of creative ways to encourage them, and also to teach them interesting things about England and our culture. Even the smallest things are new to them...the material of the houses, the lush greenery, the huge mixture of people and culture, and the history.
We are quickly finding that there is no escape from the cries of "eh Profe" or "Tiiiiiiiaaaa" (they call their teachers "Aunty and Uncle" here!), and we are often spotted around town with our (Pololo/a - Girlfriend/Boyfriend) much to their amusement...We were even recognised at the beach last weekend (An hour´s drive from Ovalle!).
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