Author: Caleb Abramson Source: The Newport Plain Talk
Newport Grammar's Carson Chesteen, left, who will be in
first-grade this year, dressed up in clothing worn by women in Ecuador. Jeanni
Manock, NGS Spanish teacher, talked about the difference between the United
States and two distinct cultures in the South America's Ecuador. The students
learned about food, dwellings, handcrafts and fashion statements for different
people groups, the Quichua Indians of the Andes and the various tribal groups
of the Amazon region of Ecuador. Many students were surprised to learn that
what is considered a pet in the United States is a favorite food of the Quichua
people. If you guessed "dog" you're wrong, but if you guessed
"cuy" the Quichua word for guinea pig, you're right. Most of the
students thought cuy would probably be "wakala," the Quichua word for
yuck! Manock lived in Ecuador for 10-years with her son and husband. Manock
told NGS students three languages are spoken in Ecuador: Spanish, French and
Portuguese.
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