Education is a disconnected process. Sometimes the students only speak their indigenous language and the teacher speaks Spanish. This doesn't lead to great understanding, but some children persevere and eventually learn Spanish and what the teacher is talking about. Sometimes, a teacher doesn't show up and then we hold our classes outdoors in front of the school with the children holding up the charts. It works out just as well.
School is over at noon.
I walk slowly back towards my village. The children accompany me until, one by one, they peel off to their homes. I enjoy the hiking through the countryside. I just wish there was more shade on the trail. The local folks cut down the trees along the trail for firewood.