2. Two hostsTwo Towns
- Erica Carignano from Villa Maria in the Pampas of Cordoba
Province
- Anahi Segura from Villa Allende in the hills near the city of
Cordoba
3. Villa Maria A charming town of about 80,000 people in the
Pampas. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Erica teaches at four schools 10. Escuela
Bellagano combines elementary and secondary schools. 11. 12. Most
schools are a combination of public and private.The state pays
teacher salaries and the tuition maintains the facility and
provides supplies. 13. Presentations 14. Time for friendly hugs and
snapshots 15. Principal and Vice Principal (Dont know why hes
smiling; he earns $9,000.00 a year.) 16. 17. Time to meet the
family 18. and have a bite to eat. 19.
- Ericas many friends invite us to share meals with their
families.
20. If you spot a vegetable in this presentation you win! 21.
Look at that beautiful smile!Its almost 11pm; weve just finished
dinner after a long day of teaching, and Erica looks fresh as a
daisy. (The red eyes are the fault of the photographer.) 22.
- Ericasfamily owns a small caf .
23. 24. 25.
26. Escuela Secundario de Leche A school dedicated to milk
production. 27. Spotless laboratories Micro/Macro bacteriology
Pharmaceutical and Water Testing 28. Dairy Products Dulce Leche
(caramel)-Cream-Milk-Butter-Yogurt-Ice Cream-Cheese 29. The Bakery
30. 31. 32. 33. 34. Classroom friends 35. Teenagers The same
everywhere 36. A little matte break 37. 38. Picnic in the park with
the fam 39. 40. A memorial for the disappeared 41. 42. Workshop
Seminar for Teachers of Writing at Escuela Normal Victor Mercante
43. Students are prepared to take notes on a lecture 44. Instead,
they are assigned a collaborative writing task in small groups. 45.
46. 47. The seminar appears well received. 48. Time for a little
shopping with new friends. 49. 50. 51. 52. A teachers lounge is
universal 53. as are the friendships made at work. 54. A poor,
rural school is kept alive by the efforts of a foundation. 55. 56.
57. 58. 59. 60. These ladies who lunch are retired teachers and the
Fundacion Cultural Dr. Antonio Sobral.They support the rural
school. 61. Museum visit courtesy of the foundation. 62.
Argentinian dogs the most intelligent in the world. 63. It is time
to say good-bye to the students of Villa Maria 64. This is harder
than I expected! 65.
- Its time for the exchange of gifts and a final round of
snapshots.
66. 67. The gift of a dance performance 68. 69. 70. Adios, Villa
Maria! 71. Time to drive in our propane fueled car the 200 km to
Villa Allende. 72. Anahi Segura welcomes us to Cordoba. 73. Time to
meet the family and 74. have a bite to eat! 75.
- Grilled meat (asado) is an Argentinian specialty.
76. 77. 78. 79. 80. Ericas and Anahis families visit for a
relaxing BBQ on the weekend. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. Back to
school! Anahi teaches at two schools 88. More presentations 89. Can
you find the Greenville tee shirt?How about the GHS yearbook? 90.
91. Time out for a peak at my lovely hotel 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97.
98. 99. 100. Time for classesat Instituto Paula Albarracin de
Sarmiento (Paula) Anahis other school. 101. 102. 103. 104.
- I wonder how many of these group shots are in my camera
105. Time for a taste of city life
- Cordoba is Argentinas second largest city in the center of
Cordoba Province.
- It has an excess of a million people and is home to the oldest
university in the country.
106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. A presentation for student
teachers at Zorrila de San Martin on the American school system and
the process of college application.College is free in Argentina.
112. 113. A day trip into the country 114. 115. Estancia Santa
Catalina (1622) 116. 117. 118. Estancia De Caroya (1616) 119. 120.
121. 122. Around town in Villa Allende 123. Back to school.This
time its the Instituto Secundario The New Millenium 124. Like its
name, this school has a slick, modern feel. 125. Back at Paula, its
time for a last round of classes and good-byes. 126. Before we
leave, how about a little dancing? 127. Name this dance! 128. 129.
130. An exchange of gifts 131. Ciao!
