Friday we celebrated Halloween at work with the kids! I taught my third-years how to properly remove pumpkin guts and carve a jack-o-lantern and in the afternoon attempted to manage a Halloween themed game of capture the flag with 130+ Spanish niños running around dressed up as witches, mummies, and goblins; talk about a great way to earn a paycheck.
Halloween isn't traditionally celebrated here, normally only in the bilingual schools where there are English teachers. Surprisingly, we had a few trick-or-treaters come to the door early in the evening and I selflessly distributed the last of my secret stash of chocolate so I didn't end up tainting The American reputation & Halloween. María doesn't know much English but I was impressed to hear her help me try to teach the trick or treaters 'Trick-or-treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat...." song. We definitely got weird looks from the witch and vampire but it was worth it.
Below are some of my first-year students and I after the capture the flag game.
I know I'm not supposed to have favorites but Iker (below) might be in my top 3.
Team Banshees: getting ready to dominate in capture the flag.
Three of my third-year students making their first Jack-o-Lantern:
My third-year class with their Jack-o-lantern:
Un beso, Rachel
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