Back to Work

Hello Everybody!
This past weekend I went out for Carnival, which is the last big celebration before Lent. Everyone was dressed up, similar to Halloween at home. The children were out in the early evening dressed up and attending activities all over the city. Later on everyone else comes out in costume. I just had a wig (I'll post pics soon). It was a blast though. The Spanish know how to party! After a quick Kebab at 6:30 in the morning I ended up home by 7 a.m. and when I left the bars were still open and full of people.
So now my long weekend is over and its back to work. I'm getting much more settled in at work, getting to know the teachers and students better. Today in my biology class the students dissected a kidney. It was very interesting. I've gotten into the habit of looking up news articles that cover our topics and also thinking of different projects to do. I may even be in charge of dissecting eyes in our next unit! My class with the younger kids this week was a nightmare! I was all by myself with 14 kids that had just finished classes and were all sugared up from their Carnival candy and festivities during classes. The four year olds found it fun to run out of the class, down the hall and wait for me to chase after them. Once they went into the bathroom and I think took a bath in the sink. Although they have an abnormally high energy level and the shortest attention spans, their ability to learn language amazes me. The four year olds have wonderful pronunciation and know their colors and numbers better than some of the 8 year olds in the class. I am taking on another group of primary students. This groups should be a bit older than the other and I will have someone else there with me to help me. Keep the ideas and activities coming, I appreciate all of the suggestions and I hope to put them to use.
This weekend I am going to Madrid with a friend that is coming to visit who is studying in Italy (Lindsey). I'm really looking forward to it. I hope to hit up some of the museums and go to the giant flea market on Sunday morning in Madrid. I will take lots of pictures and update them as soon as I get back. I hope everyone is having a great week and I miss you all!

*Also, for anyone who is interested in contacting me by email my address is deidrarobison@yahoo.com