Today at school one of the English language teachers was sick so I was it!
The first group were Form 1 and 2, just pretended I was back home. We did a 'Facts about NZ' talk of course. Went ok / lessons are an hour long. The next thing I knew, I was in a class of 6th and 7th formers so we had a conversation about them, with a few bits about me, what I have been doing here in Iguazu, mostly about them which was really quite interesting. Most are going to Uni, free here they tell me, and have grand ambitions from Lawyers to Doctors. Most of the boys didn't know what they were going to do / stay home was one suggestion.
It is a wet afternoon here with lots of thunder happening outside. Hope I get home in a fine spell. Temperature is not cold though, probably about 18 degrees.
Tonight I am supposed to meet one of the teachers for coffee at 6pm. And then helping her in her adult English class at 8:45. Won't be going out in thunder and lightening though.
I have sent a couple more photos home. The photos of the dancers were taken at The Sagrada Familia school last Sunday. The dancers were mostly from another school but some were local. The boys did this great show using wooden balls on the ends of rope and they swung them like pois then one of the older boys made a rhythm on hitting the balls on the ground as he swung them round. I wouldn't like to have one hit me in the head as they are going around at a fair rate of knots.(joke)
The boys also did a dance with machetes. Quite impressive. The machetes had great chunks out of the blades from being clashed together. All in all an impressive show. The girls didn't get to do anything that exciting, just danced and twirled their skirts.
There are a couple of photos of the public school, you can really see the red earth that is everywhere here, no such thing as brown soil in this province. This school is really under/resourced but the students are great.
Man is it raining!! The skys have opened! Won't be going anywhere soon.
Too bad I have run out of news.
Hasta la vista
Viv
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