Growing up in the U.S., in particular in the Midwest, when it came time for gym class units on soccer, basketball, touch football and so on, we always wore jerseys. One team got 'em and one didn't. You always hoped your team didn't have to wear 'em.
You know the kind I'm talking about. They were always torn, smelled like the boys' locker room, were huge and just annoying all around.
Well, here, in Brasilia, when boys play in gym class, there's no need. Today, after finishing my teacher assessment meeting (which we finally finished creating, YAY!), I asked Hayes to join me for some ice cream bon bons while our classes dismissed. My teacher friends know that if there's a sub and the end of the day, it's just better to avoid your room at all costs.
As we turned the corner to the canteen, I noticed that the middle school boys were having PE class on the soccer field. They were playing soccer (surprise) and it was shirts vs. skins. I asked Erin, since she's from Michigan originally, if her school ever did that. I guess living in Florida for the past few years must have changed her Midwestern clothing roots because all she said was "Well, it's hot so it really makes a lot of sense. Wish I could do that."
Just a random thought but something that shows culturally and climatically how different two places can be. And probably also shows you were my thinking is at with 18 days left in the school year.
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