On Thursday I went to the school in the morning and was asked by Profesora Delia if I would be able to watch the class alone for awhile on Friday while she went to a teacher's meeting. I figured I should have something prepared to keep them busy, so in the afternoon I walked around the craft stores in Jesús María and got some supplies.
Since it was the first day of December, I thought it was fitting to get in the Christmas spirit, so I decided to do a Christmas art project. I got some hot chocolate, found a Christmas radio station from Detroit that was streaming online, and got to work cutting out trees and snowflakes and snowmen for the kids.
The next day, Delia left during the last hour of class. I actually kept them pretty well under control for about the first half hour, but it slowly unraveled, as usual. However, all the kids were in one piece when the bell rang, so I guess you could call it a success.
Next Thursday is a holiday, so I will only have one more day at the school with them. It's definitely bittersweet.
After class yesterday, Mary and Alana came over and we got some craft supplies to make gifts for people. We sat in my room, listened to music, drank wine and crafted. Then at night the 3 of us went out with Hannah to the Peña del Carajo. A peña is a bar or restaurant that plays traditional criollo or folklore music. This peña is actually in the same bar as Help, but it's a very different vibe. The crowd is a lot older, but it was a lot of fun. They had a live band playing and it was sort of like a mix with a comedy show. Hannah got a free beer for being the tallest girl in the room, and Mary and Alana got some free beers for participating in the foreigner's dance competition. We ended up going home around 2:30, and so far today I've just been trying to stay on task with my homework.
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