That's right! School's out for the "summer" here. The school year begins when the calendar year begins. Therefore classes are roughly from the beginning of January until mid-October. While it was a little awkward jumping right into things when I arrived in July, it provided me a wonderful opportunity to become comfortable with the norms here for the first three months. Now I have the next two months to rearrange my curriculum and perfect everything that I did or didn't do this year. While most of the kids will still be around, there are a few kids who travel from the nearby pueblo to receive school here (like the cutey family below). Come January.. they'll be back, and I'll be a brand new teacher!
In typical Guatemalan fashion, there were many activities to commemorate the end of the year. Starting off the morning right, the library (once again) was turned into a discoteca for the students. All the while, their teachers generously prepared a typical Guatemalan meal for lunch. The library-turned-discoteca then became a comedor! The kids entered with plates to be served meat, rice, homemade salsa, guacamole, tortillas, and atol (a delicious drink prepared with cinnamon and rice). In the afternoon, the kids were out playing soccer until another dance party took place. Once it was dark enough, they then started up a bonfire to roast marshmallows! Sounds like quite the celebration to me :)
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