Little Corn Island School, Nicaragua

We just came back from one of the friendliest and most welcoming place in the Caribbean: Little Corn Island. We enjoyed every moment on this island which included scuba diving some beautiful sites, sharing laughs with locals and expats alike, and eating so much lobster that we managed to get sick of it.

The trip to get to this remote island included three planes and one tiny boat and our dive gear took a lot of space in our suitcase but we still managed to fit our printer, a few costumes and a few shirts to take our project to the only school on the island.

 

It was a beautiful and warm day the morning we showed up at the school. Our new friend on the Island decided to join us and help us out since she liked the project and it was great having extra help. The kids were slowly arriving to school and we weren't quite sure how many prints we were going to have to make but as soon as the first kid was dressed up, I grabbed the camera and started snapping shots while Sara was printing the pictures surrounded by a hoard of intrigued kids.

Once again we were happy we had a rechargeable battery on our printer because the school had no electricity but we printed so many pictures on site that we did run out of battery before the last few pictures were printed. We took a group picture of the remaining kids (most of them had already run back to their house, eager to show their pictures) and we headed back to the hotel....where the electricity was down. We waited until the day after to print the last pictures and took them to the director of the school who was enchanted by the project.

Once again the smiles and the joy on these kids' faces enlightened the day and we were happy to share this moment with these incredible souls. The teachers also got a few prints on their own and were grateful for the break they enjoyed while we took over their school.

While on the island we also had a chance to witness the start of the lobster season. Hundreds of Lobster traps were piled on top of each other days before the season started. Apparently lobsters are attracted to cow skin and the stench coming from the traps was barely bearable when we would walk by them. These traps are also quite heavy and an army of men is required to get them from the shore to the boat. A few years ago, a giant pipe got stranded on the island after being lost at sea. The locals found a great use for it and they cut a huge piece of it that they use as a ramp during fishing season and as a water slide when the kids take over. It allows them to move the traps much faster from the shore to the water where they are then pulled on the large fishing boat by a system pf pulley and a lot of manpower. It takes them days just to get all the traps on the boat. They are then dropped off at sea in the hope of catching many lobsters.

We also went up to the lighthouse which is the highest point on the island where a breathtaking 360 view awaited us. The climb up the ladder to the top of the old tower, which was honestly a little scary but the reward was well worth the effort.

Another trip to the 99 Cents Store

The other day I discovered a dollar store at the end of my street and I picked up a few item for our project such as these firefighter hats, basketball and football and music instruments that we can give the kid when they pick their careers. The more toys and costumes we have to offer them the happier they will be!

An easy way to help our project is to donate a costume through our Amazon Wishlist. Take a look

The Hairdressers - Roatan

These two cute girls want to be hairdressers when they grow up. Hopefully they won't actually put the hairdryer that close to people's hair when they use a real one.

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Ces deux petites filles veulent devenir coiffeuses quand elles seront grandes. On espère qu'elles n'utiliseront pas le sèche cheveux aussi près de la tête des gens quand elles se serviront d'un vrai.

The kids picking up their prints

Since it was their last day of school the kids were allowed to go swim in the ocean that was literally a few feet away from where we were shooting, which gave us plenty of time to print all the pictures before it was time for them to receive their certificate of completion. It took us a while to print all the pictures but we finished right before they came back into the room.

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Comme c'était leur dernier jour d'école, les enfants ont eu le droit d'aller se baigner dans la mer qui est à quelques mètres de l'école. Cela nous a laissé assez de temps pour imprimes les photos avant qu'ils reviennent pour le cérémonie de remise de diplomes. Nous avons fini à peine quelques minutes avant qu'ils reviennent de leur baignade.

Roatan - The cops

The teachers at this winter camp found it interesting that so many of the kids chose "police officer" as their career of choice. Especially since they usually don't seem to like cops very much.

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Les professeurs de cette école ont été surpris du nombre d'enfants qui ont choisit "Policier" comme choix de carrière. D'autant plus que les enfants n'aiment en général pas la police locale.

Roatan - The Lawyers

 

We just came back from Roatan (Honduras) where we had the chance to work with the kids at the winter camp of the Sandy Castle Library. These kids were amazing and a lot of fun to work with. It was the last day of their winter camp and they received their prints at the same time as their certificate of completion. These two kids who wanted to become lawyers were so adorable in their costumes.

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Nous revenons tout juste de Roatan, au Honduras où nous avons eu la chance de travailler avec les enfants du "Sandy Castle library" pendant leur dernière journée avant les vacances. Ils ont reçu leur photo en même temps que leur diplôme de fin de trimestre. Ces deux enfants voulaient devenir avocats quand ils seront grands.

Firefighter Costume

This beautiful firefighter costume for kids just came in the mail. Thank you all for your support and you donations.

For the costumes donations Visit our Amazon Wishlist
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Ce magnifique costume de pompier vient d'arriver par la poste. Merci à tous vous vos dons et votre soutien.

Pour les dons de costumes visitez notre Wishlist sur Amazon