Angel Mauricio Orellana Montaya

Angel is one our newer students. He heard about Centro de Enseñanza Fraternidad from several of our students whom he is friends with. Most of his age mates are not studying and he is one of the few who has a chance to continue on to Grade 7.

Angel’s mother suffers from arthritis and, so, one of the three boys needs to stay at home with her during the day. This means that only two of the boys are able to go to school. His father runs a taxi between the main highway and Santa Cruz. A part of Angel’s duties are to clean the car and help with its maintenance.

The family lives in a small, one room wooden house. While small, it is their own. When his father is not driving his taxi, the boys help him with field work growing maize and beans.

Our program is proving to be easier, more informative and more interesting than public school. Angel enjoys being able to work on his own and at his own speed. He makes the trip to study each afternoon and works from 1 till 5 at the computer.