Schools Out!

School is ending for the summer. This means no more after-school English class, or teaching at the Primaria and Secundaria. It also means no more trying to teach over prepubescent antics--soccer balls in t-shirts (Embarazada? Felicidades!), total disinterest, jokes on my Spanish pronunciation. Most importantly, school's end means a handful of ridiculously cute graduation ceremonies. And, let me tell you, the Mexicans know how to do ceremony.

First was the Kinder graduation last week, which was possibly the one with the most attendance, excitement (dancing), and pomp of all three. It was also most adorable. How could it not be?

At the Kinder "graduation" everyone was looking sharp. The girls had the most elaborate hairdos, and everyone stood up straight. Very straight.

The best part of all was the dancing. Not sure why the some of the girls wore perfect white dresses and others preferred to wear ripped jean skirts and crop tops. Watching the trend of unbuttoning and tying up the bottom of your top race down the line of little girls made me feel like a prude. I guess it was kind of hot out?

At the start of every graduation, there is a flag march. At the Kinder we couldn't tell it was tradition because their steps weren't really together. The secundaria and primaria kids this week made it much more obvious. Their shuffles and marches and "Ya!"s were perfect. It was especially entertaining to watch the kids that we teach in class straighten themselves out a little.

Because school is ending, and our internships are transitions, Stephanie and I are going on a little (big?) trip to Mexico city. So...because I am not in the mood to write, I will demonstrate.

I am leaving here:

 And going here:

As I have not made it to DF yet, this photocredit goes to this random blog. Thanks!

Talk to you in one week! <3