Latin American Regional Day and a whole lot of homework.

This Saturday was Latin American Regional Day. Three times a year, we have special days which are designated to celebrate and learn more about different regions in the world. The days usually consist of a brunch which food typical to the specific region, followed by lots of workshops, a show and a party.

Latin American Regional Day was the second day of this kind this year, and it was just as amazing as the first one. All the late nights of dance practices and choir rehearsals were absolutely worth it when we finally got to perform. Also, it always amazes me how talented and passionate people are here.

Except for amazing musical performances, there were some spoken-words about the issues that people in Latin America are currently facing. The week before this day students from the affected countries talked about issues such as racism against indigenous people, drug-dealing and the immigration from Latin America to the U.S.

It has been a truly interesting and instructive week, although I'm glad to have some more time to do my homework this week. Since next week is Project week, meaning that all students will be off-campus for a week, we have a lot of tests, deadlines and presentations to do this week. Sometimes, we have so many other things going on that it's easy to forget that we're actually doing the IB. (Although, not really...)

Some Japan-house people, ready for the Latin American dinner.


Side note: As I don't have a camera, I'm using pictures taken by some of my lovely co- and second-years. This one is from Zoë (Newfoundland).