This morning I took the “chicken bus” in from San Pedro to the center of the town to meet Sergio, my Spanish instructor. He is a really amazing person. Sergio has taught Spanish for about ten years and seems to know every language rule related to Spanish. To me it seems like a very unique, but really amazing opportunity. We will wonder the streets and study at coffee shops or go on outings in the town for about the next three weeks. Sergio and I will be together for 4 hours a day, 5 days per week for the next 3 weeks. I will get to know him better from our conversations than many people I’ve known for years. I get to pick what we do and what we study.
I met Sergio through Gary and Ann who have known him for quite some time. He was Ann’s instructor a few years ago. Although Sergio has not told me, Ann told me that his 6 year old son has a condition where he can’t walk and can barely talk. Since there are NO services or amenities for people of disabilities here, Sergio must carry his son everywhere that they go. Ann says Sergio’s son is getting too big to carry, but the family doesn’t know what else to do. Ann also told me of a story about a boy who is wheelchair bound in a farm in the mountains that she has visited. He has never left the house. The only thing he can do is roll around the small house and look out over the balcony. It’s such a shame because I don’t think things need to be this way.
We walked around town and he showed me several churches built in the 1500s. The oldest church on this continent was build here if I’m not mistaken. Sergio gave me a ride back to Gary and Ann's town on his motorcycle. It started to rain and there was thunder and lightning, but it was REALLY exciting! Soon today I will be helping Ann with the after school program and then I will be moving in with my host family in Antigua.
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