Soccer

I went out to the center for soccer twice this session. The first day, no kids showed up and we played with a random guy our age. I decided to go again this past Sunday since I still had not had any time with the kids. It started out just the seven of us from class kicking around and playing juggling games, but finally a mom with her two kids met us and her son joined the game already going on amongst us. Eventually, several more kids started creeping out, (but staying close to their mothers of course). Finally we had a good game going with quite a few kids, and even a middle aged guy joined us who had been watching from the steps. Several mothers with smaller toddlers gathered with Professor Blau and a few people that were periodically taking breaks from the game. We all got to sit and talk with them for a while and the women were very sweet and friendly. I listened to Evan speak with them in Spanish and it made me wish I knew more of their language. Nancy, the first woman who showed up politely asked if I spoke Spanish and unfortunately I had to reply no, I only speak French :( The longer we were out in the courtyard, more families stood on the upper levels of the steps and watched the game. The entire experience was amazing because I was only there for an hour and saw a small community appear and begin to interact around me.