Library Celebration and Pizza

As you probably know, I volunteer as an English teacher at the Biblioteca Benjamín Franklin. Each week, I hold a conversation course at the library. There are about 15 students in my class, and the course lasts for about 6-8 weeks. My first course was held from October-December with a wonderful group of students. And, a few weeks ago I completed a second session with an equally eager group of individuals. In order to celebrate their accomplishments and to also say goodbye to the library, a concert and celebration were held.

Andy and Cammie opened the concert with several great songs, and Los Ajusco Mountain Boys followed up the act. It was really interesting to see the reaction of the audience to this type of local music. It is very different from the salsa and cumbia beats that are so common in Mexico. In addition to the great music, there was delicious food—cheese, crackers, fruit, meats. It was quite a spread.

A large group of students from CENLEX (the school where Cammie and I teach) came out to see the show. In addition, Cammie and I were honored and thanked for teaching two English courses at the library. Roberto brought two beautiful pink roses—one for each class that I taught. It was great to mix and mingle with all of the wonderful people at the library one last time. I want to send a big thank you out to Benjamin and Claudia, the directors of the library and the masterminds behind the conversation club. Without their support, this program would not have been possible. In addition, I would like to encourage any individuals living in the DF area to use the library. With your support, the library continues to grow. Finally, if there are any native English speakers living in DF, the library could really use your help. I know they would appreciate any volunteers.

After the library celebration, we went out for pizza. There is a place in la colonia Roma that is called Lucille’s. They have excellent pizza and on Wednesday nights you can get two pizzas for the price of one. Yep, that’s right…two individual pizzas for $55 pesos (around $5). The margherita pizza is delicious. It was great to enjoy some food and conversation with friends and students.

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Abrazos, Nicole