At School Nº 98 "José Enrique Rodó"

At Instituto de Formación Docente. Salto.

Welcome at School Nº 98 "José Enrique Rodó"

Meetings Galore

It's only a couple of days into our stay here and we've already been introduced to so many Salteños. The mayor and other members of the community were on hand yesterday to honor the memory of Dr. Neri Campos Teixeira, who led the campaign to construct the Salto Grande Dam. There were also a number of reporters and writers in attendance, as well as members of the doctor's family.


The speeches, the unveiling of the monument and singing of the national anthems of Uruguay and Argentina were all quite moving.



Just as importantly, though, we've gotten to meet more of the people we'll be working with in the Instituto de Formacion Docente and the CERP, two teacher-training centers here in Salto. And of course we continue to benefit from the personal attention of our dear mentors (and neighbors), Maria Celia and Aldo.

Well, tomorrow is our first day of school. Wish us luck!

ETAs arrive in Salto!

We arrived in Salto yesterday, and we are very excited to be here. Our first night, we had a lovely drive with María Celia and Carlos along the costañera. Here are some pictures of our first two days.

Wes and Meara meet the famous Carlos Gardel

Carlos Gardel meets Beth

Salto's ETAs enjoy their first night out on calle Uruguay

ETA mentor Aldo Rodríguez takes some time out from his busy schedule to show us Salto

A very sweet beginning for the ETAs in Salto

School Nº 99 Brigadier Gral Oribe -Salto-

WELCOME, 2010 FULBRIGHT ENGLISH ASSISTANTS.

Allison Bloom.
B.A. Hispanic Studies
Paysandú.

Elizabeth Dehn.
MA Folklore.
Salto.

Elizabeth Gray
B.A Comparative Literature - Spanish.
Paysandú.

Meara Heubach.
B.A. Spanish, American Studies.
Salto.

Wesley Schantz.
B.A. Hispanic Studies.
Salto.

www.saltoextremo.com

First Meeting.

Patricia Vargas - Oficial de Programa - Programas Estadounidenses - Oficial Financiero