Summary in English/ Resumen en Ingles: Hi, my name is David. I’m 16 years old. I’m in my second year at the (high) School of Natural Resources. That’s Mateo and Volunteer Peten’s Project. They are volunteers who come from other countries to help us with our studies. And they teach us other languages.
I’m actually set on learning French and English, and I try to learn a lot more because I’d like to go to a lot of places. There are a lot of special places… a lot of beautiful places in Europe—it’s a beautiful continent. San Andres is also beautiful. But it’d be great to know a lot more.
Something I worry about these days is climate change. People have known about it for a long time, but we didn’t take it seriously. I hope that now we will. For that reason I got interested in the [natural resources] school track. San Andres is a very pretty municipality, and it’s a pity that our lifestyle is destroying it with so much trash and contamination.
I’m among the few people who is interested in studying the problem. I’m interested in this field, and that’s why I’m here, trying to do my best. I have a scholarship that pays for my studies, and with that I help my family. I’m earning this degree because I have three sisters and a little brother, and it’s a great help. I hope to continue studying to the best of my abilities, and travel a lot.
On the weekends I study chess, music, painting, and computers. And last Saturday I went to the city of Flores for a chess tournament. I did really well. Out of 5 games, I won 4. I placed 4th in the whole competition.
The group did well, too… I study music. (Where?) At “Open Schools,” which is a really new [public] project. Usually on the weekends I just read or watched television, and studied a little. But now with this project I study chess, which really interests me… painting, music, computers. (What kind of music?) Pop. (And Ricardo Arjona, right?) Yes, Ricardo Arjona is my favorite singer. He’s Guatemalan, and I like his music.
I like music by foreign artists, but I prefer that which is from Guatemala because it’s a way of supporting the country. (And do you like to come to the library?) Yes, usually I go Monday through Friday, from 4 to 6pm or 7 to 8pm. During those times I can read books, study, do homework, learn English, French… And if one day there arrives a volunteer who knows some other language, I’ll try to learn that, too.
Summary in English/ Resumen en Ingles: Hi, my name is David. I’m 16 years old. I’m in my second year at the (high) School of Natural Resources. That’s Mateo and Volunteer Peten’s Project. They are volunteers who come from other countries to help us with our studies. And they teach us other languages.
ProjectMicroMundo 1 year ago
I’m actually set on learning French and English, and I try to learn a lot more because I’d like to go to a lot of places. There are a lot of special places… a lot of beautiful places in Europe—it’s a beautiful continent. San Andres is also beautiful. But it’d be great to know a lot more.
ProjectMicroMundo 1 year ago
Something I worry about these days is climate change. People have known about it for a long time, but we didn’t take it seriously. I hope that now we will. For that reason I got interested in the [natural resources] school track. San Andres is a very pretty municipality, and it’s a pity that our lifestyle is destroying it with so much trash and contamination.
ProjectMicroMundo 1 year ago
I’m among the few people who is interested in studying the problem. I’m interested in this field, and that’s why I’m here, trying to do my best. I have a scholarship that pays for my studies, and with that I help my family. I’m earning this degree because I have three sisters and a little brother, and it’s a great help. I hope to continue studying to the best of my abilities, and travel a lot.
ProjectMicroMundo 1 year ago
On the weekends I study chess, music, painting, and computers. And last Saturday I went to the city of Flores for a chess tournament. I did really well. Out of 5 games, I won 4. I placed 4th in the whole competition.
ProjectMicroMundo 1 year ago
The group did well, too… I study music. (Where?) At “Open Schools,” which is a really new [public] project. Usually on the weekends I just read or watched television, and studied a little. But now with this project I study chess, which really interests me… painting, music, computers. (What kind of music?) Pop. (And Ricardo Arjona, right?) Yes, Ricardo Arjona is my favorite singer. He’s Guatemalan, and I like his music.
ProjectMicroMundo 1 year ago
I like music by foreign artists, but I prefer that which is from Guatemala because it’s a way of supporting the country. (And do you like to come to the library?) Yes, usually I go Monday through Friday, from 4 to 6pm or 7 to 8pm. During those times I can read books, study, do homework, learn English, French… And if one day there arrives a volunteer who knows some other language, I’ll try to learn that, too.
ProjectMicroMundo 1 year ago