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Today's
weather in Angangueo, Michoacan, Mexico >>
(19
N, -100 W) |
October
24, 2007
Dear friends from Journey South:
I think that in my next report, there must be some news about
Monarchs seen overflying our mountains. We have had windy and
cold days, since there is a Tropical Storm in the Pacific, but
in some hours, it will get better.
We
are now in class preparing our weekly report for you. For this
report, I document with photos, because Mondays are in a way,
special for kids from all schools (kindergarten, elementary levels
only).
Every monday, parents organize a "Mañanita Alegre",
"Mercadito" or "Kermesse" (every school calls
it in a different way), so that mothers of children from every
group, starting from the 1st. grade, prepare different Mexican
dishes or snacks to be sold to children at school at very low
prices. All what is prepared must be as nutritious as possible.
So today, it was my daughter's group turn, and I was there selling
chopped fruit.
As an example, if a dish of pozole is 9.00 pesos outside, we will
sell it at the school at 3.00. Parents prepare and afford the
cost of this and the profit is given to the school as economical
support to make improvements.
The rest of the school days, children take lunch from their own
homes, and can buy (there is a permanent snacks' little store
in every school) some packed snacks there.
I always enjoy to death this activities, specially because looking
at the beautiful faces of our children is so rewarding! Today,
Laura Emilia and Zaida Zamara were among them.
I am enclosing some photos of this activity and a couple of letters
written by Laura Emilia and Zaida Zamara about it too. These photos
are from the Colegio Corregidora, our Catholic school in town
I hope you will enjoy, and until next week.
María Estela.