Janel, one of our interns at La Aldea introduces us to Renzo, Sulie and Sara:
Lorenzo, Renzo for short, is 19 months. He is a quiet and carefree stud that enjoys a good book every now and then and loves to take walks around the Aldea. Renzo's favorite activity is watching the cars pass. His head flows smoothly left to right 180 degrees as he watches the cars zoom past the Aldea.
Sulie, your average 15 year old, loves to dance! Sulie is outgoing and friendly and loves to be in front of the camera. Being older and more mature, she is the mediator and leader of her house. Sulie is an intelligent girl and told me she someday hopes to be an architect. She is internally motivated and naturally takes her school work seriously. In my attempt to help her with her homework, Sulie showed her personality of being hard working and persistent in her efforts. She is on the right track to doing good in the world.
Sara, 17 years old, is opinionated and clever. Sara is always willing to help, quick to correct my poor Spanish pronunciation. She asked me for my help with her English homework and we learned side by side. With an English/Spanish dictionary in hand, we successfully finished her homework, a team effort. I helped her study for an oral reading comprehension test, which Sara reported she did very well! Sara enjoys photography and is quite good at it. Sara wanted to trasnfer images from my laptop to her flashdrive. She was eager to learn and I was able to teach her how to do this. She quickly got the hang of it and soon after did not need my help. Sara shared her Spanish music with me, slowly translating each line as the song played. Recently at her school is a recycling contest. Sara has taken initiative and collected a truck full of bottles, with the help of her Aldea family. I helped her carry the large bags into school, where she proudly brought them to the back of her classroom. Sara is loyal and independent and helps the Tias care for the younger girls of the house.
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