Yesterday was a great day with the children. They had a lot of energy, but they were really focused and respectful. I noticed that in some of the activities the boys were timid about interacting with the girls in some of the activities. Ine activity, called Reloj (Clock), the boys and girls had to take a paper made clock and beside the hour write a person´s name. When the facilitator called 2 o´clock, the child had to find the name of the person that he/she wrote by the number two. Then, they would ask the partner the following: What is your name, How old are you, what is you favorite dish, and what is you favorite sport? The boys did not really enjoy this activity, but they did get to know new people. However, after the activity, the boys clumped back together and only interacted with the girls if the activity required them to do so. I think that this a natural and usual social habit for boys around the ages of 11 to 14 years old, and I hope the Sunday activities will help them to interact with girls more. After we finished all of outr activities, we went to a theatre called the Centro Cultural de España (Cultural Center of Spain). They play  was called ¡Verde, que te quiero verde! (Green, I want you green). The play was basically about how nature is being destroyed, and all the trees are being chopped down. They talked the important of conserving nature and letting the trees grow. The play allowed the children to interact and answer questions. It kind of remind me of Dora the Explorer. It was a very good play for children.


After the play. Emma, Emily, and I had to make a presentation about the United States. We talked the differences from the North and South, specifically New York and Tennessee. Then, we talked about the different genres of music. I talked about hip-hop, Emma talked about folk, and Emily talked about country. We also played a bit of each genre and explained what each song was talking abou; everyone really enjoyed it. We also did a bit of dancing for them too!!!

Today, I am going to finish reading the two required books that I have been talking about and begin writing my paper. I also have some translation to do for Blanca. We are also visting a high school today, so I will post an entry about  experience and observations there. I am so excited, and I can not wait to meet the students!

¡Hasta Luego!