Greetings to everyone!
Last night was the long-awaited Culture Night at our youth group. Because we happen to have three missionaries from other countries as part of our group, we decided to take advantage of that fact and have a fun night learning about other cultures.
Bianca, who is here for a year from Germany, gave a very entertaining program, which included a sample of German dance, and a tutorial on how Germans have to sort their garbage (see picture). My favourite part of her presentation, though, was a picture of a pair of feet wearing socks with sandals, and the assertion that you can always tell Germans by the fact that they commit this fashion scandal!
Andreia, a girl from Brazil, made us all jealous of the wonderful beaches in her country, and taught us to dance the samba. The cool thing about Andreia is that she's just moved here to work with the church, for a four-year commitment, and she's just learning Spanish! I like being around other people who are learning the language.
And I gave a presentation that mentioned the size of Canada, all our beautiful lakes and trees, our national values, and, of course, hockey!! I was the only presenter who didn't have powerpoint, but afterwards a couple people asked me how to get visas to go visit Canada, so I figure I did a good job!
We finished off the evening with a presentation of Bolivian culture (I got to learn some steps from one of the traditional dances!) and a short address by the youth leader. All in all, a very successful night, and a lot of fun.
Love to all,
Rachael
3 comments:
Sounds like a great time was had by all. I wish I could have sat in and learned more about other cultures too.
All too often I feel like an ignorant Canadian when it comes to talking about other places.
Rach,
Did you mention your favourite Canadian culinary tradition...White Spot? Just wondering? Miss you.
Love,
aims
Maple Syrup.
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