Homework at El Bichito (Cynthia)

Post from Cynthia, an intern at El Bichito:

It always makes me so happy when kids are excited to do their homework. While some of the older kids take some persuasion and prodding to admit they even have homework, our youngest kids are often those most willing and ready to work. This is the case with Mirian, a 7 year old here at El Bichito. Mirian comes to El Bichito with her older sister to eat a good meal and to receive tutoring on homework.

After we finish eating, Mirian sits down next to me and pulls out her notebooks and gets right to work. When she has a question she is not afraid to ask me or her older sister Margarita for help. Once homework is all done, Mirian's game of choice is usually "Rompe Cabezas" or puzzles. She will work patiently and quietly on a puzzle and is always so excited when she discovers where a piece fits.

Mirian was fairly shy for the first few weeks we knew her, but after working on countless puzzles together, this wonderful and sweet girl has opened up to me and I have a new friend here at El Bichito!