Hey Everyone
So today was my last day of teaching here in Oradea, Romania. It was such a special happy day. I played a lot of games with my three younger classes today including variations of duck duck goose which included sheep sheep horse and a lot of hang man. Duck duck goose was a huge hit in every class although it got slightly dangrous at times whith kids leaping over chais at brea neck speeds. i thin they totally got a kick out of seeing me whip off my sandels and run my butt off like the rest of the 9 year olds. Every time one of them would choose me for goose they would pause, giggle, and then excitedly smck my head shouting "goooooseee". I had my littlest ones draw me pictures and i totally intend on decking my apartment room out with them once get back to Georgetown.
Probably the best part of the day was my older class. For the last week and a half they have been working on writng plays in small groups. I gave each grop a theme: Willd Wild West, Prom Night, Aliens, and Fairytale land. They got super into it and the results were hilarious. Wild Wild West group was decked ot in plaid and had semi realistic revolvers. My alien group had werd sunglasses and headsets. They all did such a fabulous job and I was so impressed. My fairytale group actually wrote a 3 page long sort of poem sonnet with a plot and clever jokes and everything. It was so well done. Also, this really quiet kid who generally doesn't speak at all played the dragon in that skit and positively roared his lines in this ridiculous bass dragon voice. Apparently he speaks really great English after all and it was such a nie surprise. Also a reporter came from the loal newspaper and interviewed me and took all these pictures which was kind of cool. At the end of their class I stood in front of them literally brsing with joy. I told them that I had come here to teach but yet I had learned so much fom them. I was so happy I got a bit teary eyed and one of my girls shouted out Emma! Don't cry! It was such a good ending and I am so sad to be leaving my kids but so happy too. It's all mixed up this happiness and sadnes and excitement in the best sort of way.
I came home and sat with my host mother while she made this sort of croissant pastry thing that was filled with sort of apple pie filling. They are delicious. I am really going to miss my host family a ton. they have treated me with such grace, warmth and hospitality in every way. They are moving to Italy relatively soon and I am really hoping I can go visit them there someday.
Tonight was a sort of graduation party for all the kids in my classes It was so reat to see them all one more time. They gave me aton of presents ranging from bouquets of flowers to choclate to a book of the Romanian revolution. One of my kids, Gergo, asked me what my favorite color was yesterday. I told him yellow and he broght me a single yellow rose! Dear god hes a cutie. I have no idea how I am going to fit all their presents in my suitcase.
Tomorrow the rest of the volunteers are coming to Oradea for our midpoint break and I can't wait to see them. It's going to be a great weekend I can feel it.
I am going to go eat some (more) of the chocolates my kids gave me!
Love and miss you all terribly
Emma
iii loovveee youuuu emmmmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Wow that sounds like such an emotional good-bye to your first students ever. It's hard to let them go! How lovely that now you have friends in Romania, even if you don't return for many years . . . I picture someone stopping you on the street to say, you taught me once! Can't wait to hear the next part of your journey.
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