ERNESTO ALBAN MOSQUERA

Ernesto Alban Mosquera is a school in Santo Domingo with 1200 kids.

A lady cooking platanos and corn outside the school.  She takes the platanos splits it down the center and fills it with grated cheese.  The corn when it's cooked is covered in  mayonaise and then rolled in grated cheese.  We didn't taste any of it.  We don't eat off the street so we don't get sick.

Another lady selling a gelatin like drink.  It looked gross!

These are the old desks that were replaced by a donation from the church

Some of the kids saying hello.  The girl holding the food is a member of the church and she is eating her lunch.

Me with some of the kids. They all wanted to be right next to me and touch me.  So cute!

The new desks donated by the church.  Much more comfortable for the children.

Another shot of the desks.  The rooms are very full and you can see they are still using some of the old desks in the background.

More cute children.

These are just 1/2 of the students and you can't see them all in this picture.  In Ecuador there are 2 sessions of school a day.  One session for the younger ones in the morning and one in the afternoon for the older children.  Here one of the teachers is directing them in a few arm exercises.

We had a little ceremony for the donation of the desks.  Here the stake president is saying a few words.  We like to have local leaders involved in our projects.

Here we are with the stake president, the school principal and the lady on the end is from the school district.

These are the youngest children at the school and they wanted to have their picture taken with us.

A group hug from the children.  I wish I could bring them all home with me.  They really are very sweet and loving.

Happy students with their new desks.

Whenever we enter a classroom they always stand up and say "buenos dias!" They are very respectful.

Some of the children keeping the school clean.

On our way home we stopped at a fruit market.  The man holding the platanos and his wife next to him are from our ward.  He is a driver for the church.

More shots of the fruit vendors.

We had a flat tire on our way home but it only cost $3 to repair.

We were presented with this huge bouquet of flowers from the school.

The children giving me a hug!