Closing Remarks

So classes are over now. It was really hard to say goodbye to the kids. I talked to them about the pictures and they said it was okay if you posted them on the website.

Sometimes it was hard to work in the library because the library's staff wasalso working in the same area and their talking and moving around distracted the kids. The last week there was also another camp for little children organized by the library staff and they would sometimes come into the library which made it hard to teach. The other main issue was that i had organized some
activities using the internet thinking that i had more computers, but only 4 were working. It worked out in the end since they did things in groups and taking turns. The staff was always willing to help if i needed it, which made things so much easier.

The things the kids liked the most were the field trips. They loved to leave the classroom setting and just explore what was out there. They also loved activities like jeopardy where it was more like a game than class. On the other hand they didn't like writing assignments or reading by themselves. They seemed to enjoy more reading as a class. I'm not going to be able to talk to Ana for another two weeks, but I will definitely ask her about future projects and different things that can be done for the school. Maybe we can get more people involved for next year. I was the only one helping out this year, but the school seems to be growing and there is still a lot that can be done. Some of the kids even expressed how they would love to come back next summer to learn more english. As for me, I'm currently in the Dominican Republic. I've been here a week and i'm leaving tomorrow. I came to observe different areas of the HOMS hospital
in a town called Santiago. I was mainly watching surgeries, but I was able to observe many other areas like the ER and the ICU. The hospital is new, very modern and has a lot of new technology. I was really impressed during my visit. I'm staying home the rest of the summer and I will be back at Duke around the 16th of august.