Wednesday started out by waking up at 6:45 and driving to school. The first thing we did was learn about the history of Argentina along with many important national events and their relationship/similarity to the US which was very interesting to see the two countries compared together. After that we went and did a theater like activity that involved us practicing different improv skills. This activity ended by us splitting into groups and performing different skits, almost all of which ended badly as one of the many requirements was that one of that actors ended up on the ground. To finish out the morning we continued giving our presentations on North Carolina to the other students of QHS. Our group for example presented the types of food in North Carolina which covered fast food, chicken, seafood, and barbeque.
For lunch, the entire group went to the Quilmes brewery and had lots of milanesas and fries with our exchange partners. In the afternoon, we went to a public kindergarten in Quilmes and did some activities such as making flags and other drawings. As well as that we brought the kids alfajores which we had made on a prior day. Overall, it was a really fun activity to participate in and was a wonderful experience. Finally, after school some of my friends and I got together and played FIFA as well as teaching the exchange students how to play American football. -Jack
Today was a super jam-packed day! We started the day with an Argentina v. US history lesson where we learned how events in Argentinian history compare/are similar to events in US history. The presentation closed with us being asked how we see our own futures, which was a very big question – especially for the sophomores! But for me, this is something I have to actually be really thinking about! Scary!
Anyway, after that we had a two-hour theater class with my host dad who I love so it was especially fun!! We played various acting and improv games and at the end we had to make and perform a skit of our own following specific guidelines.
We spent the following period before lunch giving our presentations to senior 1 (sixth graders) and the room that I was in was so lovely, they clapped after each of our slides!
For lunch we went to a beautiful brewery where we had milanesas and after went to a pre-school for kids in need with QHS’s CAS program. The S in CAS stands for service and the senior student officers accompanied us for one of the many trips they’ve made over the years to this school. I went with the 2- and 3-year-olds and they were so amazing! We decorated white paper flags in anticipation of the upcoming Copa America match between the United States and Argentina. After all of that hard work, we shared the alfajores that we made on Monday and juice! As we were leaving, the students gave us the sweetest cut out hearts that they have drawn on and I know us Cary students will cherish them forever!
After returning to school, a group of girls in the exchange all went to a pottery painting place where we got to decorate pottery of our choice! We had merienda there as well and it was the best time!! Overall wonderful day!🥳-Kailey, ’24