Today was the last day of classes before the Christmas vacation. However, their Christmas vacation is actually their summer vacation, so we don’t go back until February. Everyone finished their finals, and some really surprised me with how well they did. I am definitely gonna miss my 6th graders… even though we had our differences before, we worked it out, and I ended up getting along with them really well. We also made birthday cards for Eric, the old volunteer, and I mailed them. They were super cute, and pretty funny. Here is a picture of what the inside looked like.
Tonight, we had a Christmas party at my house with my adult students. Or, more accurately, the 4 of them who showed up. It was nice though, we had food, and it was neat to sit around and talk (about actually topics, not just the very limited ones that they know how to say in English). I made Guacamole, and it was a hit. Also, I handed out grades and Christmas presents. It was cute. I have put up some Christmas lights and decorations, plus, Patri finished painting my house this weekend, so it was pretty nice to be getting in the Christmas spirit. Pictured below: 1-Patri painting my kitchen; 2-Some of my adult students in class.
On Sunday night, we went to a baile at Los Pinares. I am not sure that I have ever had so much fun. I got to practice my Meringue, Salsa, and Cumbia skills- and I am definitely improving. Also, they played some serious Maná and other Spanish rock, and we just jumped around and had fun. I was exhausted when we got home, but whatevs. I still don’t understand why Sunday nights are such big going out nights here, especially since everyone has to work so early on Mondays, but I digress. We also got together to pick names for a Secret Santa gift exchange among my friends- I am hoping to find a cool present this week when I go to Nicaragua.
Nick and I taught a workshop in the colegio on Monday, on chess (ajedrez). I haven’t played in like, years, but it was fun. We taught them some of the basics, and then practiced in pairs. Funny story- I was playing with one of the other teachers in the colegio- Errol. I took his queen, and he says: “what the fu*k?!” I was laughing so hard, because it was in English. I teased him, and accused him of being the one that teaches my students all the bad words they know in English, because it definitely isn’t me, and they know quite an impressive number.
Tomorrow Nick and I are going to Nicaragua for 4 days. I will blog more on that later, though.
Tonight, we had a Christmas party at my house with my adult students. Or, more accurately, the 4 of them who showed up. It was nice though, we had food, and it was neat to sit around and talk (about actually topics, not just the very limited ones that they know how to say in English). I made Guacamole, and it was a hit. Also, I handed out grades and Christmas presents. It was cute. I have put up some Christmas lights and decorations, plus, Patri finished painting my house this weekend, so it was pretty nice to be getting in the Christmas spirit. Pictured below: 1-Patri painting my kitchen; 2-Some of my adult students in class.
On Sunday night, we went to a baile at Los Pinares. I am not sure that I have ever had so much fun. I got to practice my Meringue, Salsa, and Cumbia skills- and I am definitely improving. Also, they played some serious Maná and other Spanish rock, and we just jumped around and had fun. I was exhausted when we got home, but whatevs. I still don’t understand why Sunday nights are such big going out nights here, especially since everyone has to work so early on Mondays, but I digress. We also got together to pick names for a Secret Santa gift exchange among my friends- I am hoping to find a cool present this week when I go to Nicaragua.
Nick and I taught a workshop in the colegio on Monday, on chess (ajedrez). I haven’t played in like, years, but it was fun. We taught them some of the basics, and then practiced in pairs. Funny story- I was playing with one of the other teachers in the colegio- Errol. I took his queen, and he says: “what the fu*k?!” I was laughing so hard, because it was in English. I teased him, and accused him of being the one that teaches my students all the bad words they know in English, because it definitely isn’t me, and they know quite an impressive number.
Tomorrow Nick and I are going to Nicaragua for 4 days. I will blog more on that later, though.
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