Our Nicaraguan Friends ~ Penpals are Fun

"We like to have penpals because they're really fun to talk with. It's fun to have friends from another place. When we go to Hidden Villa, we come back and share our experiences with them. When we are at school, sometimes we write letters to them about our field trips or about what we have been doing. When we write letters to our Nicaraguan friends, we feel really happy because we are sharing our stories with them. When we go on a field trip with our class, Profe takes our penpals on a similar field trip. When we come back from our field trips we tell each other stories of the things that happened and they give us ideas from their field trips.

"We have learned a lot of things about our penpals. We get to learn about their country. We can also learn about their culture, about their religion and about the kind of food they eat. It’s interesting that they have farm animals in their houses because we don’t. The library at Nicaragua is really special to the kids over there. It's special because they don't really have much money to buy their own books. Also, their school doesn't have so many books like we have here. But now, our friends can just go to their new community library to read." - Nancy and Jessica S.