Alfonso, a Guatemalan student, said he likes
understanding other points of view, and said the
exchange was a great learning opportunity. “The
fact that they’re able to communicate with you
is very unique,” he said, with Barreto translating.
What struck the North Street students most was
how different their lives are. The other students
traveled three hours along dirt roads to make
it to a building outfitted with WiFi, where they
could Skype their Greenwich counterparts. Their
days start at 4 a.m., when they help their families
before school, and when they get out of class
at noon, they return home to work with their
families again.
“We go home and do homework and lay on the
couch,” Shea Morris said.
She and her friend, Jesse Newman, said the
Guatemalan students inspired them to help out
more at home.
“In the morning, they collect water and make
food,” Newman said. “The girls have to make
sure their brothers and fathers have water and
tortillas for work.”
Grady Campo used crayon and paper to practice
creating the bird he would draw in the rain
forest. He said he feels like he is floating when
he is in the Tilt Brush world, even though he is
standing on two feet.
His favorite part about using the program is
that he can “teleport” away from his immediate
surroundings when he has filled the space with
three-dimensional structures and brush strokes.
“Miles” away from his creations, he can
start again.
“It’s weird because you’ve never experienced
anything like it,” Campo said. “You can
draw anything.”
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