A Golden Day - February 19, 2026
Hey everyone!! It’s me, Luke Dau. Today, we went to teach at Golden Rule, a school the Colombia team has helped at since 2008. Unfortunately, Eva was unable to join us due to a stomach bug that was going around the previous day. She’s doing better now, as I’m writing this, but she was sentenced to staying home for the day. If I’m being honest, I wasn’t really looking forward to today. I wasn’t feeling 100% and a full day of teaching did NOT sound enjoyable. Once we got there and actually started teaching though, it really clicked for me. We were there from about 8:30 to 2:30 and it honestly felt like the shortest day of this trip. My group, (me, Ben, and Amiyah) taught the younger grades English words for opposites, emotions, and school supplies. For the older grades we just had basic English conversations. Between the early morning and afternoon, we had about a 50 minute recess to just hang out with the kids. Personally, this was the highlight for me. Even just talki...







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