{"id":1754,"date":"2012-12-22T12:12:40","date_gmt":"2012-12-22T12:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/?p=1754"},"modified":"2012-12-22T14:03:58","modified_gmt":"2012-12-22T14:03:58","slug":"school-party-african-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/2012\/12\/22\/school-party-african-style\/","title":{"rendered":"School Party (African Style)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friday was the party before the &#8220;winter&#8221; school break. \u00a0Although\u00a0Christmas\u00a0is not a huge holiday here, the schools still take a long break because of New Years and another traditional holiday that falls during this time.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the things I noted from the morning&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some things do actually start on time here<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1755\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1755\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6496.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1755  \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6496.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6496.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6496-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6496-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Becca&#039;s sad face when she found out they had missed the first song Ethan&#039;s class sang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1756\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1756\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6497.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1756 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6497.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6497.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6497-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6497-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luckily they sang one more time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Santa Clause in Africa wears sunglasses with his Santa Suit<\/li>\n<li>Ethan thinks that rolling tires is an official sport\n<figure id=\"attachment_1761\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1761\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6511.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1761 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6511.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6511.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6511-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6511-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ethan says it is his favorite sport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1762\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1762\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6512.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1762 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6512.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6512.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6512-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6512-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And couldn&#039;t wait to show his brother how it is done<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Humor is very cultural. \u00a0I had no idea was was so funny about the sketches performed, but everyone else thought they were funny.<\/li>\n<li>It is never hard to pick out my children in a crowd here\n<figure id=\"attachment_1758\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1758\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6505.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1758 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6505.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6505.jpg 533w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6505-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6505-333x500.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yet even though he sticks out, he is still feeling at home here<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1757\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1757\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6503.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1757 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6503.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6503.jpg 533w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6503-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6503-333x500.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We are so proud of the progress he has made.  His French accent makes me jealous \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Ethan couldn&#8217;t have been prouder to show off his school to Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Becca\n<figure id=\"attachment_1759\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1759\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6507.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1759 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6507.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6507.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6507-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6507-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ethan was glowing the whole morning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1760\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6508.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1760 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6508.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6508.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6508-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/12\/DSC_6508-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And so were we, it is just so great to have family here!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday was the party before the &#8220;winter&#8221; school break. \u00a0Although\u00a0Christmas\u00a0is not a huge holiday here, the schools still take a long break because of New Years and another traditional holiday that falls during this time. 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