This week I stayed home for a couple of days because of a bad cold. It gave me a lot of time to find preschool learning resources online & for craft, fine-motor, large-motor activity ideas, etc. I also ventured out to find some basic materials to use with the kids at the orphange. I used to kind of make fun of the whole big-box, consumer-based stores like Walmart, but I have to say I did really miss that kind of shopping this week! There's nothing like Walmart in selection, price, and having everything in one place!
The place to look for school, craft, or office supplies here are little shops called Librerias. This is also where you can get things like photocopying done. However, almost everything is behind the counter, so it requires knowing what you are looking for to be able to ask the clerk what you need. Thankfully my friend Walter came with me the first time, and helped me figure out the whole process, and the items to ask for.
Like my pharmacy experience, they don't sell items by the box, but individually, so buying things like envelopes or even paper is just different from back home.
Thanks to the MM Clinic back home, I was able to buy paper, markers, paints, crayons, puzzles, plasticine, and some preschool booklets and file folders for the children at the orphanage.
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