These vains bleed purple....

Even though I live in a soccer dominated country, I want my fam and friends to know the that my roots of being a Minnesota Viking fan run deep and true! The word football in my vocabulary does not refer to a round ball and the only goal I speak of is a field goal.My Vikes may be struggling this year, but I stand by them! GO VIKES!!!!!

I thought I would include a picture of myself, for once! :)

Class pet!

3B now has a class pet. What is it, you may ask? Well, it is a giant grasshopper or a locust (the jury is still out) It is an incredible creature, it hardly looks real. It is about 6 inches long, and is brown with plastic looking eyes! I saw this grasshopper on school grounds on a Saturday and thought it was too interesting to pass up without a try. So I found a box and quickly covered it, it was actually pretty easy. I may have screamed once or twice, but our class pet was caught! I showed it to the class and they LOVED it! I let them vote on names, some of my favs: Shaq, Mr. Molstre, and Mr. Grass Jumper. We ended up going with Mr. Grass Jumper.

Fiesta Catracha

The North American teachers were priviledged to take part in an Honduran party (Fiesta Catracha) put on by the Hondurans at the school. It was a BIG deal, every grade did something to contribute to the fiesta.The 3rd graders sang an Honduran song while waving a flag around. They were so cute! The 4th or 5th grade put on a fashion show displaying a lot of traditional Honduran costumes/clothing. Some high school classes make little huts with information about different locations around Honduras, very impressive.

Some of my little chicklets in their Honduran soccer jerseys, after their flag song performance !

Beside the entertainment, food was also provided for us. I was able to sample a variety of Honduran cuisine. It was really good! Some of my favs : baleadas, and plantanos

The Opera in Honduras????

Yes, this past Friday I went to the opera! Tickets were donated to the school for the teachers. The tickets normally run about L. 4,000, which equates to $200. So we were very fortunate to go. I have to say that the opera isn't my favorite. But I was thrilled to be out with other adults doing adult things and not having to worry about kids running around hitting each other :) Fellow teachers: myself, Diana, Danielle, and Miriam

After the opera there was a wine hour, where we all socialized while they served us wine!