I am pleased to announce that because of you, we have raised enough money to send all 98 candidates to school starting the first week in February.
For those of you who sponsored a student, THANK YOU! You are sending someone to school - someone who never would have had that chance without your generosity and support.
So...what's next?
The student you sponsored will begin a standardized computer course at one of our partner Nicaraguan schools. You will be able to follow the journey of your student through his / her weekly blog.
Over the next few weeks we will be posting pictures from the first day of class, as well as snapshots of the five different sections of BECA Course One.
In the meantime, I present to you the becados for Pilot #3:
1. Eliezer Alvarado 2. Juana Blass 3. Elizabeth Selva 4. Ana Hernández 5. Lesly Ortíz 6. Rosa Mercado 7. Rosa Hernández 8. Yarisma Ortiz 9. Jorge Barreras 10. Jeronima Medina 11. Héctor Castro 12. Jose Sanchez 13. Reynaldo López 14. Nelson Chavarria 15. Glendys Arias 16. Delma Romero 17. Geyssell López 18. Aracelly Ruiz 19. Jairo Largaespada 20. Jessica Leyva 21. Valeria Salinas 22. Fanny Conde 23. Luisa Sotomayor 24. Raquel Lopez 25. Darling Urbina 26. Karla Mercado 27. Kiara Bermúdez 28. Frank Collado 29. Seneyda Parrales 30. Yessica Cerrato 31. Scarlett Cerrato 32. Gilma Collado 33. Jesnery Montoya 34. Oscar Vanegas 35. María Mercado 36. Corina Rivera 37. Urania Montoya 38. Yader Garcia 39. Elmer Ruiz 40. Elizabeth Ortiz 41. Mario Rodríguez 42. Mariela Gaitan 43. Vivian Castellón 44. Mario Fonseca 45. Gabriela Gómez 46. José Gaitán 47. Elvis Mena 48. Carlos López 49. Franklin Aguirre 50. Josué Ocampo 51. Arlen Obando 52. Juliana Díaz 53. Yader Mendoza 54. María Ruiz 55. Noebia Meza 56. Nosbal Carranza 57. Juana García 58. Roberto Télica 59. Chary Ramirés 60. Helen Velásquez 61. Karina Padilla 62. Darling Ruiz 63. Esther Carballo 64. Helman Baltodano 65. Lester González 66. Damian Nicaragua 67. Jamileth Arias 68. Ricardo Centeno 69. Alba Robles 70. Karen Corea 71. Maria Luisa Ruiz 72. Maycol Espino 73. Betty Bejarano 74. Margeorie Castillo 75. Abner González 76. Armando Lopez 77. Saudy Alemán 78. Eddy Reyes 79. Hilda Putoy 80. Marco Ruiz 81. Ena Miranda 82. Jessica Vindell 83. Martin Saballo 84. Edison Ortiz 85. Maryurys Ruiz 86. Virginia Huete 87. Guadalupe Araque 88. Linda Flores 89. Jacqueline Cisneros 90. Ana López 91. Juan Velasquez 92. Judith Aleman 93. Lesbia Davila 94. Scarlett Gamez 95. Grissela Gamez 96. Rickey Orozco 97. Yenny Ruiz 98. Yader López
Monday, January 19, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
From Hungary with Amor
Maria from Canada showed up here this week. Maria is a Canadian citizen who emigrated from her native Hungary about 30 years ago.
She heard about BECA.org through a friend of mine -- the Weasel -- and took a mild, casual interest in BECA at first.
And then, I'm not sure what happened to her. She started to get more excited about BECA. And then, she wanted to sponsor. And then . . . she wanted to visit.
I was a little nervous. You see, she struck me as a sophisticated-type lady who might not adapt well to this kind of "back-to-the-basics" environment.
Well Maria came and visit she did. Two days. Five students in five homesteads spread around the province of Masaya. She even asked us to take her on some Beca Intensive interviews AND went with us to check out a new school.
For the most part, the families she visited were gracious and welcoming. A couple were a bit standoffish. I told her it was par for the course here in Nicaragua; Nicaraguans can be shy.
Maria doesn't speak a lick of spanish, but it didn't stop her from asking some tough questions. Example: "Do you think it is realistic for you to want to be a doctor?" (Not great fun being an interpreter for those types of questions.)
Each visit lasted between 30 minutes to an hour.
You can see more pics here.
She heard about BECA.org through a friend of mine -- the Weasel -- and took a mild, casual interest in BECA at first.
And then, I'm not sure what happened to her. She started to get more excited about BECA. And then, she wanted to sponsor. And then . . . she wanted to visit.
I was a little nervous. You see, she struck me as a sophisticated-type lady who might not adapt well to this kind of "back-to-the-basics" environment.
Well Maria came and visit she did. Two days. Five students in five homesteads spread around the province of Masaya. She even asked us to take her on some Beca Intensive interviews AND went with us to check out a new school.
For the most part, the families she visited were gracious and welcoming. A couple were a bit standoffish. I told her it was par for the course here in Nicaragua; Nicaraguans can be shy.
Maria doesn't speak a lick of spanish, but it didn't stop her from asking some tough questions. Example: "Do you think it is realistic for you to want to be a doctor?" (Not great fun being an interpreter for those types of questions.)
Each visit lasted between 30 minutes to an hour.
You can see more pics here.
The Path Less Followed
Our mission: to interview two sisters (Francis and Sorania) about their BECA INTENSIVA application.
Our destination: the family home Davila in the "suburbs" of Masaya, Nicaragua.
Our greeter:
What would you do? Awww, come on . . . after all, Señor TORO was "tied down" and "never hurts anybody."
Quite the dilemma really because those that know me, know that I'm an absolute 100% nit about being punctual.
Resolution: Successful meeting. Late start.
Our destination: the family home Davila in the "suburbs" of Masaya, Nicaragua.
Our greeter:
What would you do? Awww, come on . . . after all, Señor TORO was "tied down" and "never hurts anybody."
Quite the dilemma really because those that know me, know that I'm an absolute 100% nit about being punctual.
Resolution: Successful meeting. Late start.
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