" We started with a simple hello and ended with a complicated goodbye." This was my last week in the school and the last week with my host family. This past week I barely taught actually, since there was testing, an acto cívico, and an intense school-wide class election. On Tuesday, they celebrated "El Día del Agricultor" where the youngest members of the school dressed as various fruits and…

"One student, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world." -Malala Yousafzai Walking through the green, iron gate. Entering through the openness of the classroom. Hugging my students in the preschool. Hiking up the hill on the cement pavement, feeling mosquitos bothering my ankles and plants brushing my skirt. Turning the corner to come face to face with an iguana the size of my arm. A…