Trick or Treat

Here are some updates on teaching in Santa Fe, Spain

I've been teaching about Halloween all week. A few children in each class are not allowed to listen to what I say because they are evangelical and Halloween is a satanic holiday and leads to hell. Oh my...I keep saying BUT Halloween is not religious. The rest of the children get very excited when I say Halloween. They start smiling and jumping up and down in their seats.

In one of my classes (7 year olds) we played a Halloween game. I stood at the front of the room as each kid got a turn to come up to me, put out their hands and say "Trick or Treat." Then I pretended to give them a candy, and they pretended to gobble it up with huge smiles on their faces. Apparently they don't even need REAL candy, its just the idea of the funny American giving them candy that makes them happy! : )

Another 8 year old said to her regular English teacher, "Her English is sooo good (referring to me)." I was happy to find out that my English is good! haha.

On a more negative note, I broke up a fight today. Two little 5 year old boys were punching each other and pulling each others' hair out and I had to get in between them to stop it. : 0