When you arrive at the dock on the island of San Cristobal, you´ll see the Malecon, the ¨boardwalk¨ which overlooks the bay.
Right underneath the railings, you can watch the lobo marinos (sea lions) stretched out on the rocks, sleeping or jockeying for a better position among the group.
In the water, you can watch them swim.
Clinging to the rocks you´ll see sayapas, redcrabs with varying hues of red and orange. They seem to be disappearing from the islands, so they are protected. Even so, people will harvest them and eat them.
At night, the lights on the dock illuminate the water so you can see schools of sardines and occasionally, a sea turtle slowing swimming.
San Cristobal is a beautiful island with lots to see and do. Here are some pictures taken by Luis and Mario Teran who are the sons of Martha Fiallos and Luis Teran with whom I am staying.
Both Luis and Martha are English teachers, so we spent a lot of time working on English, using a white board set up in the living room. During the day, we are all teaching, but we gather about one o'clock to have lunch. Nights, we eat about 8 or so and then take a ride around town to see the people and the lights on the water.
I am teaching at the Liceo Naval, the Navy prep academy, which is associated with the Naval base on the island. Kids wear white and navy blue uniforms. Casual dress is navy sweatpants with a white tee shirt. Dress uniforms are white with a blue cap. Sometimes you´ll see students wearing khaki uniforms as well.
There are about 250 students in the school which is private. I am teaching English to first graders and sixth graders as well as to older students in the high school. I work with the English teachers including Wilson, Veronica, Lucy, and Sandra. 
Here she is smiling at us.
Today, Wilson and I taught the parts of a house and the names for furniture. We use a work book that is meant for English as a Second Language learners, but it´s a real project to keep 25 kids on task when their proficiency varies widely.
6 comments:
Hola soy Sandra Urgilez, soy profesora de Inglés en Galápagos, esta foto me tomó mi querida amiga Megan, estamos en el Liceo Naval Galápagos, estamos compartiendo una muy bonita experiencia con Megan, espero que venga todos los años.Besos y abarazos.
Que chévere ....
Hola soy Jennifer soy profesora de matematicas en Galapagos estamos compartiendo la experiencia de Megan en estar en esta preciosa isla San Cristobal, espero que Megan siga viniendo todos los años a compartir sus experiencias con todos nosotros.
Hasta pronto y saludos a todos
Hola soy Karla Garcìa, soy la Orientadora del Liceo Naval Galapagos, me dà mucho gusto conocer a Megan y que estè compartiendo sus experiencias con nosotros en nuestra querida Instituciòn. Esperamos verte todos los años, take care.
Hola soy Beatriz profesora de Quimica en el colegio mas chevere de Galapagos,espero que MEGAN regrese el proximo año
Hi Megan, mi name is Vinicio, remember me whe we was together travelling when be back to Ecuador from USA to some days back , kindly request you to contact me in order to talk about yr experience in Ecuador country and another things more.
Thks in advc. Rgds Vinicio
mail adress: puma_99_2000@yahoo.com
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