Football Madness

Well we are in the Christmas season in Spain! This weekend Sarah, Sofie and I went to Mini-Hollywood in Tabernas, just outside of Almeria. It's one of the 3 western towns where tons of movies have been shot (Indiana Jones, The Good Bad & Ugly, Charro, etc.). It was like a ghost town but super cool! There was a can-can show in a saloon and an outlaw/sheriff drama thing in the "town square." There's also a huge zoo there that we had to run through so we could see everything before the park closed! It was fun! Then Sarah and I went to Handel's Messiah at the Roquetas Theatre - a free event thankfully! - and it was great! There was a choir and an orchestra and it was really good. It put me even more into the Christmas spirit! When we left the theatre, there was a torrential downpour outside so we essentially had to ford a river to get to a taxi haha
This week is pure craziness at the schools as kids do not want to concentrate one bit and teachers are more than willing to oblige! Today at 12:00 we all went outside to the courts and had a teacher vs student soccer game. It ROCKED! Our director came outside decked out in this bright red soccer uniform with knee-high socks and it was hilarious! So we ran around and played against the 6th graders for about an hour. The younger kids had all made signs and were cheering for the teachers, clearly the right choice, and it was so much fun! Tomorrow we have our staff lunch which will probably last at least 4 hours and then Friday is the theater day - every grade performs a song or a small skit. One class is performing a scene from Beauty and the Beast I think. Definitely excited to head back to the States (even though it was about 65-70 here today!) and can't wait to see everyone! ¡Feliz Navidad!