We just finished our third full week of school this year. Damn we are spoiled. And yes, it did feel extremely long and we were all exhausted. I survived a minor food poisoning incident and Michael's students performed at the Friday school assembly. They sang animal songs with the 2nd graders and looked adorable with paper lion masks and toilet paper roll robins. Michael is working on uploading a video if you are interested in seeing it!
But don't worry about us (I can hear all the sympathetic comments coming), next week we are back to three days of school! We are having a giant Halloween party on Monday for all the kids and then we are all off on Tuesday because it is All Saint's Day. Oh the life we live!
Along with their ridiculous love of parades in Guatemala, Halloween and the Christmas play are the next two items on the "Important Activities in Life" list. Therefore, the party on Monday will include a jump house, a haunted house, food, games, prizes and costume contests. The teachers are all dressing up with a circus theme. We will put up pictures later. I think you will all be pretty impressed :)
I am also excited to say that the rainy season is done! People warned us that the rain would permanently stop overnight but I didn't really believe them. But lo and behold......it did and now we have entered windy season. The wind is here every day but is also accompanied by the SUN. Lots and lots of warming sun. Everyone is in a better mood and workers have appropriate weather conditions to start fixing all the storm damage.
The windy season also brings a lot of kite flying. One tradition on All Saints Day is a giant kite festival in a town called Sumpango. The festival is right next to the cemetery where everyone goes for the day with food, flowers and good words for their passed loved ones. They fly massive kites in the field to celebrate the life of their loved ones and tie messages on the kites that are swept away by the wind. We are going to the festival so I'll let you know how it is later!
We are having brunch with some fellow teachers today and then going to a Halloween party today at the local gringo hangout. I am going to be an evil stepsister with Liz and Michael is a giant pumpkin. You should have seen him trying on orange pants at a secondhand store with his costume. The store clerk was trying not to laugh and I couldn't help but laugh hysterically.
As many of you know, I absolutely love terrible jokes. Here are two for you.
What did the skeleton say to the vampire?? You suck.
Why did the ghost go to the bar? For the boos.
Happy Saturday.
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