Kooky stuff always happens at school and around town, but I don't always end up writing it out though I have been keeping some lists! Like a couple months ago I was having lunch with some second graders and I heard them say to each other, "What should we talk to the English teacher about?" I thought maybe they'd ask my favorite food or the usual chit chat, but they blew me away when I heard them say, "Hmm... well, what about Obama and Clinton? Who do you think is going to win?" And then the other kid gave some serious thought and said, "Hmm... yes, it's hard to say at this point." Second graders!! Though it has been all over the news here since the start and adults have been asking me about it often, I didn't expect 7 year olds to ask me about it!
Today one fourth grader told me his Uncle opened a Japanese restaurant somewhere in America and that it was written up in the New York Times. These are some sophisticated kids, eh?
On the other hand, I also watched a bunch of second grade boys on the swings (they call swings "blanco" here... I believe it's a Portuguese influenced word), standing on them and swinging really high and this one boy fell off 3 times! It was amazing. I think he was trying to do a trick but it wasn't going so well. It was hilarious to watch though. The new first graders are adorable as well. They're fresh from kindergarten and are still tiny and uncoordinated, and it doesn't help that their backpacks are bigger than themselves. They're always falling over and knocking into things. It's so adorably hilarious. Aww!
I'll have to elaborate on crazy T-shirts with English printed on them, but today I saw a kid with a World Industries shirt on! I wish I had my camera. On any given day there are kids with New York or Brooklyn shirts on and they have no idea what they're wearing. REPRESENT!
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