Today Niecy and I were taken to one of the best primary school in all of Skopje - Koco Racin... the principal is Irena Popova (shown in photo with us) and we started our day in a typical 1st grade Macedonian class. There were 20 students and they were SO well behaved, and on task in spite of our being a major distraction. We were then accompanied by the English teacher to three different third grade classes. We had such fun
being among the students the size we were used to! lol. They were NOT shy to use their English skills and asked us many questions and were proud to show us their English work. They also sang many songs and were excited to perform for us. We received many hugs and goodbyes as we left each classroom, and many requested our autographs as well! :) It is so wonderful that kids are kids, no matter where they are! We ended our day at the school with a championship futball (soccer) match and had our lunch outside while we watched it.
After Tanja came to pick us up we were taken to a place called The American Corner. This is a place by the university library that is accessible to anyone who would like to use their services. There are tons of books and movies in English, and computers are also available for use. We had just missed a study session on Education and Youth, and there was not another session scheduled that day. So, Niecy and I hung around for a while and read and relaxed. Niecy was picked up later and Tanja sent Marko for me. We zipped home, where there was a wonderful lunch waiting for us. It was called a pita, but was really a flaky pastry filled with cheese and rolled into a long rope, which was then curled around and baked. Delicious! After was a nap, and then Tanja and I got ready for a special invitation graduation party at an exclusive restaurant. We got all dolled up, and then arrived at the restaurant. I met many more of Tanja's friends, ate from a delectable smorgasbord, drank wine,danced, and then got rained on as we ran for our car at almost 1 a.m... and yes, we DO have school tomorrow... they DEFINITELY keep later hours here than I am used to! Good night!
Today Niecy and I were taken to one of the best primary school in all of Skopje - Koco Racin... the principal is Irena Popova (shown in photo with us) and we started our day in a typical 1st grade Macedonian class. There were 20 students and they were SO well behaved, and on task in spite of our being a major distraction. We were then accompanied by the English teacher to three different third grade classes. We had such fun
After Tanja came to pick us up we were taken to a place called The American Corner. This is a place by the university library that is accessible to anyone who would like to use their services. There are tons of books and movies in English, and computers are also available for use. We had just missed a study session on Education and Youth, and there was not another session scheduled that day. So, Niecy and I hung around for a while and read and relaxed. Niecy was picked up later and Tanja sent Marko for me. We zipped home, where there was a wonderful lunch waiting for us. It was called a pita, but was really a flaky pastry filled with cheese and rolled into a long rope, which was then curled around and baked. Delicious! After was a nap, and then Tanja and I got ready for a special invitation graduation party at an exclusive restaurant. We got all dolled up, and then arrived at the restaurant. I met many more of Tanja's friends, ate from a delectable smorgasbord, drank wine,danced, and then got rained on as we ran for our car at almost 1 a.m... and yes, we DO have school tomorrow... they DEFINITELY keep later hours here than I am used to! Good night!
Sounds like much fun!
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