The schoolhouse

We had VBS in the breezeway of the schoolhouse. The schoolhouse had 5-6 rooms, separated by grades (it went up to 5th or 6th grade). The nearest middle school was in a town 15-20 minutes away by car. School usually runs from 9am-noon/1 by what I understand-- give or take an hour.

Another rainy day

March 8th 2006
Sometime in the night Today we got some good work done. It was raining all day again—totally unexpected weather conditions all week. Supposedly, the rainy season is in July, but it’s rained the last several days. This morning, we went to La Puerta (the nearby town) to spend some Bolívares and enjoy more of the Venezuelan culture. Then, this afternoon, the rain continued, but we decided t ... read more

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Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Colombia and Ecuador). For most of the first half of the 20th century, Venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen, who ... ... read more

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