Day 12 Highlights:
Lee’s Post:
Buenos Dias! The day started like every other with the Morning Assembly, but this time, Ben, Adam, and Callie all gave wonderful and sad goodbye speeches. We then started to make our way over to the campo deportes for a rousing day of field hockey. The drive over was very scenic, filled with a view of the picturesque Rio de La Plata.
After some drills, we played a scrimmage – Magui’s team unfortunately beat us 2 to 1. Chikezie then went on to win multiple mini races to the midline. A soccer game then ensued. After the games, we had some time to chill, which we spent by talking, partaking in various exercises/stretches, and teaching our buddies “down by the river.”
At about 12, we set up the tables and started to eat our delicious lunch, which consisted of chorizo sandwiches and empanadas for the vegetarians with ice cream bars for dessert. We arrived back at school just in time for a break. After, we began our goodbyes by writing one word summing up our experiences here and recording them. Our school day came to an end as we all painted our hands and printed them onto a mural memorializing our time spent here.
In the afternoon, we enjoyed medienda with our partners and also participated in making good for the potluck tonight. At 9, all of the CA students and their buddies arrive at Isa and Hugh’s house, where we enjoy a delicious dinner. Buenos Diaz!
Simon’s Post:
In the morning we went to the athletic fields where we learned the basics of field hockey. We learned how to handle a stick and dribble a ball, as well as a couple other maneuvers to get around obstacles and accomplish certain tasks in a game. After doing some drills that helped with ball control, we began our first game. Almost everybody played except for a couple of the Argentinian students, but the teams were still full without them. I played as a defender, so I didn’t experience as much of the intensity as some of the offense players, but it was a fun experience. We won 2-1 after the other team had scored the first goal.
After field hockey we had lunch at the kitchen nearby, where they made sandwiches of asado and lomo. We then went back to the high school, where we began painting with our hands. The activity was similar to the 9/11 stairwell in the middle school, as it was a collection of all our hand prints together with our names. After the painting, we all went to isa’s house (Hugh’s exchange partner) for a farewell party where we ate empanadas and snacks for dinner.