On Tuesday night this week, my English Level 2 class took Toby and I out to dinner for a goodbye party. I have been teaching some of these students for a year now and I've seen them progress from knowing nothing to writing paragraphs. All of them passed this class, so I really hope that they continue to study in the future. Maybe one day one of them will visit us in the United States! From left to right above is Juan, Fermina, me, Mike, Claudia, and Pedro.
To celebrate, my class organized a special dinner at Café Martita. Knowing that we are vegetarians, they specifically ordered a special meal for us to eat. We feasted on bread, salad, spinach lasagna, naranjada con soda, and dessert. It was a very special time to talk and laugh with all of my students in a relaxed environment. And of course, all of them were happy when I passed out their exams and grades, and they learned they had passed the class.
As if the dinner wasn't enough...my students also collaborated and got a gift for me. It's a handmade textile and then hand embroidered with the geometric animal designs. In the Mayan culture these animals represent some of the nahuales. A nahual is an animal companion that is spiritually linked to all persons throughout their lives. It could be a horse, lizard, rooster, etc., however, your nahual is determined by the day you are born. I'll have to look into my personal nahual and see if its on the tapestry. A very big thank you to my students for giving me such a beautiful gift and for giving Toby and I such a nice despedida.
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