so today is day of the postman. in mexico they have days for pretty much everyone and everything. i haven`t seen any postmen to wish them feliz dia del cartero, but if any are reading this blog, then feliz dia del cartero. on that same subject, i received a parcel from mama pepinillo on monday this week, how exciting. gracias mama. i cycled to the post office to pick it up. in particular we enjoyed the after eights you sent, they were quite stuck to the packet and inedible, but what a lovely reminder of england. i shared them around my classmates. jayne said it was like when soldiers get a parcel in the war with food in it.
there is a teachers`day but i`m not sure when it is.
today is also jayne`s birthday, so me and skye have bought her some fruit, as she never gets any fruit or vegetables in her homestay.
fact of the day - rudyard kipling`s jungle book is actually a story which was supposed to show the british how to behave in the hindi caste system in india. his father was the indian ambassador. and lewis carroll`s alice in wonderland was to teach people about anarchy. neither of these are childrens` books, contrary to popular belief.
there is a football team here at ictc (the place we study at), i asked if i could play, but there is a strictly no girls rule. i guess it`s part of the mexican machismo culture (ie very sexist). nicky said that`s just the way it is, but i was welcome to come and watch them. i politely declined. he obviously isn`t aware of my skills, and why would he be. my last match was in peru, and i know it takes a while for news to spread in this part of the world. i did buy a nice green dress to make up for this upset.
all for now, going to observe some lessons before teaching later.
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I seem to remember you spent a lot of time on your arse during the peru game... but you did put most of the boys to shame.
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