From The Land Of Haw: Friday Feb 17, 2012

Friday, February 17, 2012

Friday Feb 17, 2012

Sunrise at Puerto Morelos this morning - Clinton was up early to get this shot

The pelican watching the fisherman get his boat ready for a day on the water

We all miss Ava and Jed

Clinton drinking 2 for 1

We have been sponsoring two children for education purposes in the school system of Puerto Morelos for a few years. There are a couple of friends here who set up visitations for us to meet with the children and their teachers.

This is the Intermediate School in the village of Puerto Morelos where the oldest of the two children attends school. Can you imagine how nice it would be attending classes on the Caribbean Ocean

This is Allan and I with Juan who lives here in Puerto Morelos. Juan volunteers at his daughter's school as well as operating his own business. He took time from cooking at his restaurant to accompany us to both schools today and act as interpreter. He even took us to meet Lorenzo's mother.
We find the locals here so friendly and willing to help you in any way they can.

The young man in this photo with us is Lorenzo, it is his first year in intermediate school and he is 12 years of age. He is learning English in his school and was able to communicate with us much more than in previous years. Lorenzo's teachers tell us he is a very intelligent young man and he has the full support of his mother in his educational endeavours. We are very happy for this and certainly hope his parents are proud of his accomplishments.

Daniela is so happy with her head bands

This is our girl Daniela, she is about 10 years and in Grade 3. She was not able to attend school until the age of 7 which explains why she is at an older age than most children in her grade.