Italy, Funny stuff and more food

Well we had a couple of low to mid 80 degree days early this week.  I know that sounds SOO HOT to Portlanders but when you haven't gone under 93 for a week and a half and the humidity is also pretty high it is wonderful!  My new class is going well.  I got a group of 8 and 9 year olds all to myself.  The head coordinator explained that I was on my own and everyone else got a partner to work with because I came so highly recommended and had so much experience they had full faith in my abilities.  That was really nice to hear.  All the staff have been very complimentary about how I am working with the kids and that always feels good.  They are quit a group.  Full of spirit and very funny.  Even though we may not always understand each other we get along pretty well and have fun and laugh everyday together.  For some reason I have the most struggle trying to explain active games to them but we sort of got one down and usually just play that when we go outside for a break.  They like it and it runs them around, so I like it.  Everything else though they understand pretty well and if not they try hard to.

A couple of tutors and myself went to "Great American Bowling Alley" the other night for fun.  It was deserted.  Other then us, there were two kids playing some video games and that was it.  They had Budweiser in a bottle, standard operating procedure for bowling, which we finished, while we played a couple of games.  They had to turn on an alley to accommodate us.  It was fun though, especially to do something more "American"  then usual.  The equipment was pretty old but it worked and afterwards we rode our bikes back to our apartment.  The whole place was decorated with paintings of vintage 50's cars and stars and stripes.  We couldn't stop laughing.  We may try to have our whole group go near the end of our time together and just take over the place.

Well other then some great food to look at that is all for this edition.  There will be one to follow directly after but until then hope all is well with you and look forward to the time that comes when we are all together again.

Ciao

Crazy is maybe a better word to describe them, but we keep each other on our toes.

Great American Bowling Alley, with three Americans in it.  Not much else.

I almost did the pledge of allegiance I felt so patriotic.

Trying to beat the British out of them and instill some Americana.

They always complain about crosswords but always seem to love to doing them, and they are fast.

Our one game for outside that they mostly understand, color wolf.  They mixed up the directions but it worked for me so why fight it.

"Please sir, may we take off our jumpers and have elevenses?" No dammit but you can put your jackets away and stop talking like redcoats. 

Some rigatoni with a red cheese sauce.  GRUBBIN'!!

A picture of the group together outside of our daily lunch spot.

Some pork spare ribs and potatoes au grotin.  It is nice that they mix it up every once in a while.  We even had a burger and fries the other day.  Ok tasting, but nice nostalgic value.