I'm stuck in an internet cafe waiting for the downpour to subside. Entering our third week of training, I'm anxious to know more about our assignments. We practiced our first non-formal education activity last week, and I'm beginning to realize how patient and well-prepared Volunteers need to be. Different learning styles, maintaining participant interest, preparation...there's lots of things to consider when facilitating or co-training people, let alone cultural norms and individual circumstances.
On Wednesday, my Spanish class and I went to the Feria del Agricultor in Desamparados, where we bought fruits and vegetables we've never heard of. Each of us chose one or two, which we have to prepare (depending on the fruit or vegetable) and bring to share in class on Monday. I chose tiquisque. It looks like yucca, which I love. But now I have to cook it. Not my forté. And online recipes are scarce. We'll see how that goes. Here's a list of other fruits and vegetables that made me wonder: jocote, mamón, anona, zapote, nances, pejibaye, tacaco, ñame, zapallo, vainica (This was my second selection but it turned out to be green beans...names!), camote, ayote, chayote, elote, ñampi. So yea, there's a lot.
My host mom did make me cas and carambola (star fruit) juices, which I tried for the first time. I highly recommend them. I also tried dulce de chiverre, which is traditionally made during Holy Week. I hear it takes hours of preparation.
Speaking of first', I went to see my first Motor Cross event last Saturday. My host parents want to see Monster Trucks soon, too. Good times.
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