Meet Emiliano and Carlos. They are probably two of the naughtiest kids that we teach, but I also have soft spots in my heart for both of them. When they come up and hug me or say, "But Teach..." when I get mad at them or make them do something they don't want to do, I can't help but smile and love them even though they are horrible.
Adamary and Danna. These two girls are the best of friends, and definitely act like it. If you make Danna mad, you better believe Adamary is going to hate you (for about a day) for whatever it was you did, and vice versa. They can be so sweet and nice, but you better watch your back if you get on their bad sides.
These three boys. Max (front), Daniel (barely visible but he will get his own picture so don't even worry), and Isaac are probably some of my favorites. For the first week I got them mixed up all the time. Max and Daniel are brothers, and except for their size, they are basically identical. And Isaac and Max just look similar to me. These boys are so high energy and they are all in the same class so when I teach them I want to cry half the time, but the other half I am just loving my life.
I told you Daniel would get his own picture. Look at that face. This kid is my ugly-face-in-pictures soul mate. No one can pull a face like he can. He also just has the fuzziest hair and is so strange that you can't help but love the kid. He is terrible at doing what I ask and speaking English, but I don't even care, because he is one of my faves.
Older Emiliano thinks that he is too cool for school and basically everything else. The other teachers think he is a punk and don't like him very much, but for some reason I do. I can't explain why because he gets on my nerves all the time, but I do. Also, his hands and feet are bigger than mine and he is eight years old. I don't know what to feel about that.
Look at her. Look at that face. Angy is probably the cutest child I have ever seen. She is a monster and basically doesn't speak a single word of English, but she is three, and adorable, so what does that matter? She has this little raspy voice and her face just lights up when you say her name and I seriously love her.
Yuli is just a sweetheart. She is probably one of the only kids that hasn't said to me "Teacher Kendall no is good" or "Teacher Kendall crazy" or any other number of the wonderfully terrible things the kids love to say to us teachers. She is in the class with Max, Daniel, Isaac and Bryan (I will get to him in a minute). As I have mentioned, those boys are crazy. Whenever one of them goes off on a rant, Yuli just gets this face that says every negative thing a girl has ever though about how insane boys can be. I love it, and I love her.
Bryan, Bryan, Bryan... what can I say about Bryan. Well, if you read my last post, that is what I can say about Bryan, haha. But really, this kid is so funny and crazy, just look at the selfie he took of himself. There is never a dull moment with Bryan around.
Those are only a few of the kids I teach, there are about 45 kids in total, and I am not going to devote a picture to each and everyone of them right now. Maybe later, but for now it is too much work. I really do love each one of the kids, even the ones who make me want to cry more often than not. And I think they like me too, most of the time anyway. Mexico has been a great experience so far and I know that I am going to miss these kids and this experience like crazy when they make me leave and go back to the States. But I am going to enjoy it all while I can.
P.S. Please enjoy this video of me teaching two kids a very crucial phrase in English.
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