Today was a very good day, and slightly less exhausting than yesterday. Sue and I visited the 6 year old class at the Creche (preschool) and they were the cutest things. Old enough to sing and dance for me and to interact without too much fear. Very cute. Dorigna (my buddy!!) made sure I was singing and dancing right along with them. It was a lot of fun!
Let's see..highlights of today...
My Three Stooges weren't all in attendance today during the 10:00, so I had fun reaming one of them out in Portugish- my new, amalgamation of English and Portugese. Oh! I now know two of their names: Jonathan and Emmanuel. If my third boy was present, I'd have learned his, too! haha. They really are great and the whole group is getting better every day.
Our adult class at 3:00 gets bigger each time we meet! It's very exciting to watch more people join the group and actually have a good time!! Mareeza was very excited today because we began learning 'Let it Be'. The Beatles, you ask? In Brazil? Yes, it's a new invasion =) . They really enjoy the song and its very easy for them to learn, since they're singing a three-word refrain. Every day, these people bring notebooks with them so they can write down notes, translations and new words. It's so inspiring to see people take such a strong interest in learning. I really love this class. Please don't misunderstand, I do love all of them, but with older kids and adults you can see a different kind of motivation- the one that comes from within. It's pretty great. Speaking of motivation, my 10 oclock Stooges and girls came by after my last class to review their English with me. We had a nice time and more girls from the community whom I've not met before came over to watch us and learn some English. That was pretty cool! I know I should've been talking with Ana and Sue about plans for the remainder of this week, but we were having such a good time!!
After my impromptu English class, Ana wanted us to meet some of the parents whose children will be Confirmed on Saturday. Sue spoke about how much she loves this community and wants to help the kids feel good about themselves. I sang 'God is Here' for/with them and they all really enjoyed it. People were saying hello to me, kissing me, and one even wanted her picture taken with me! All the attention was very surreal. As I said, they are a very loving community.
Tomorrow is FOTO FRIDAY! Be sure to log on and see more of the pictures (and hopefully a video) of our classes and adventures from the past week!
Love,
Jamie
PS- Mom, I want you to know I had mashed potatoes with my lunch xoxo
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