The Meeting Point 2024 UMAR Huatulco

Bit by bit, UMAR Huatulco has been returning to our pre-pandemic campus life.  Back in December, we had  Umarela  for the first time in years, 

 There was still something missing.  Hmmm.  The Meeting point!  That was it.  It was time to gather again and practise speaking English with new and old friends.

 

Students earned tickets for this sleek bicycle all semester long with good attendance in English class, participating in The Meeting Point or by returning materials to the Comic Zone by the correct due date.

It's the big night, our final meeting of the semester.

There it is.  Shame on me.  I walked it up the hill.

Here we go.

There she is.  We found our winner.  Congratulations.  Hashira del Carmen Sanchez Aguilar!

We had other smaller prizes for a lucky few.  Sure, there was only one bicycle but they were all winners in that room.

We will all meet again.  See everyone next semester.

Sending a big thanks to all students who participated and all professors who participated and encouraged their students to come.  You rock so hard!  

Special thanks to David Sarquis and Pablo Glasheen.

Extra special thanks to Irma, the lady behind the scenes who made everything roll.  We don't have pictures of Irma here because she was always on the other side of the camera.  Irma also provided everyone with natural mango drink from fresh mangoes every week!  Unforgettable.  Thank you, Irma.

We Have a Winner! Final Meeting Point 2019

Students and teachers gathered for one final Meeting point last Monday, on the night before Umarela, to share some coffee, cookies and conversation and to see which lucky student would take home a new Mercurio bicycle.

It's still early here.  At this point, it could be anyone in the room. 

The moment of truth finally arrived.  It's Adamaris Escobar!  Congratulations.

A few more students walked home with smaller prizes. 

And everyone in the room has made further progress in mastering their second language and that's the best prize of all.

To my right is Isaac, the man who really makes The Meeting Point roll.  Most of these pictures were taken by him.  If you don't see him in many pictures, it's because he's the one on the other side of the camera.  It was after dark when we finished so Isaac strapped the bicycle to the roof of his Volkswagon and made sure our winner made it home safely.



Ride safely, Adamaris.  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone.