Padel, etc.

This week, I'm finally starting to feel settled in.  The family had a busy work week so we didn't do much after school, but that gave me time to rest and catch up on lesson plans.

Now I'm sick, so the weekend has been pretty low key as well.  When you work with kids, I suppose it is inevitable.  In the three weeks that I have been at the school, I have been poked in the eye, sneezed on, coughed at, etc every single day in every single class.  I'm actually quite proud that I have been able to put up with it because I honestly have a bit of a phobia when it comes to germs and getting sick.  It's a small price to pay though for the amazing experience I have had so far!

New cultural experience this week:

Padel: I was supposed to play, but since I am sick, I just watched.  It is a very  popular sport here.  It is kind of like a mixture of tennis and raquetball.  It is played on a condensed tennis court that is surrounded by plexiglass walls.  The rackets are different but the rules are more or less the same, with a few differences involving where the ball can go (the wall, the ground, how many times it can bounce, etc).  I honestly don't have a full grasp on it yet but I hope to play soon and understand it fully.  It's a really big thing here.  All of the families seem to play.

padel racket

Not much else is happening this week, but next week is Carnival so that will be fun!