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Blog provided by Troy Liu.
On May 24, 2018, we visited Boca de Tomatlan, a small
fishing village just south of Puerto Vallarta. The goal of this visit is
to
bring additional supplies such as laptops and books to the local primeria (school),
to
help increase its capacity and accessibility to learning tools and
materials. This was a follow up visit that Isa Mundo and GYLN completed in March. We
spent the morning with a class of bright and eager children, conducting activities
on the
laptops and decorating a fishing net to celebrate Mariners’ Day, a local
festivity to honor family and friends who have been lost at sea. For many of them,
this
was one of their first interactions with a computer. It was amazing to see their reactions as they learn basic skills such as how to change the text from black to any colour of their choice. I was quickly reminded of the wonderful feeling and amazement when I first discovered what a computer was. After class, we would hear waves of laughter and splashes coming from the children at the beach. This has been an amazing experience and it really helped put things into perspective for us. We see that with the same access to resources and opportunities, these children can also chase their dreams and grow up to be anything they wish to be and contribute to their community and society at large. We would like to thank Cynthia Leigh, who coordinates the English and computer programs at the primeria. She is an inspiration and we thank her for hosting our stay in her local accommodation.
We can't wait to return again to this wonderful village and school.
Gracias
Troy y Yvonne
