Since I've arrived Sister Barbarita has been been wonderful about taking me around to see other schools and meet her friends.
The first one we went to was on Sunday, Jan. 20, to Our Lady of the Rosary School, or Colegio Nuestra Señora del Rosario, in downtown Tunja. As I mentioned in a previous post, the schools aren't in session until Feb. 1 (I think, but not positive), so the teachers and administrators are preparing for the start of the new semester. If I recall correctly from what Julia told me, students go to school year round, with only month long breaks in June or July and this current break from Christmas through January.
I unfortunately don't remember any of the Sisters' names; if I find out I will update. Below are pictures of Sister Barbarita and Sisters from Rosario visiting and then pictures of all the Sisters (I believe) that work at the school. We had just shared coffee and snacks in the dining room in the 2nd picture.
I have no idea what they are saying, LOL!
All of us
The other day, after we visited Paipi, we took a bus to Duitama where is there another Colegio de la Presentacion (same community as the one in Tunja and there are many Presentacion schools throughout Colombia, as well as the one I'm going to in Lima on Feb. 9).
The school in Duitama has 1170 students and has more buildings and land than the one in Tunja with current expansion underway in the preschool/elementary areas.
The Sisters here were very welcoming and made me feel so comfortable and relaxed. We stayed for an hour or so, enjoyed coffee, and went on a tour of the school.
Upon leaving, Sister Maria Selena gave us a gift of a Marie Poussepin card, who founded the congregation of the Dominican Sisters of Charity of the Presentation and many Catholic schools across Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa.
Thank you, Juan and Gladys, for helping me translate as close as we could, since some of the expressions aren't in my Spanish/English dictionary.
Because...
I was sad,
and you made me smile.
I was down,
and you talked with me.
I was sick,
and you relieved me.
I was lost,
and you guided me.
"When you did it to one of the least of my brothers,
you are doing it for Me." (Mt 25,40)
Come into the joy and happiness
of the Lord.
Duitama - January 24 of 2013
Sister Barbarita's amiga, Sister Maria Selena, and us in the courtyard of the school:
After leaving the school, we walked to a nearby mall, although I of course had NO idea where we were going. I listen for "vámanos" and just follow. :) Below is a picture of us in front of new apartment buildings that really stand out as they are taller than anything else around.
Awww, amigas :)
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