Friday, May 9, 2008

Our Beautiful Janina/Nuestro hermoso Janina



Yesterday, Janina and the other exchange students made a presentation about Ecuador to the all the students of Maddie's school. Josie, me and a few of the other host Moms watched the show with the students. I learned quite a bit about Ecuador. The girls did a lovely job of showing the food, geographic regions and the different ethnic groups of Ecuador.


Janina speaks her part of the presentation./Janina su parte habla de la presentación.

Following the presentation the girls performed three traditional Ecuadorian dances. All of the students in the audience were clapping along with the music. Once the dances were done, the girls received a standing ovation!




















Sister thanks the students and host families for their hospitality./Hermana gracias a los estudiantes y familias de acogida por su hospitalidad.

In addition to this wonderful presentation, the host families gathered on Wednesday night for a Farewell dinner for the girls. During the dinner, we had the opportunity to sing "Happy Birthday" to Janina, who will turn 15 years old on Sunday. It was a lovely evening filled with laughter and family togetherness.



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Ayer, Janina y los otros estudiantes de intercambio hizo una presentación sobre el Ecuador a todos los estudiantes de la escuela de Maddie. Josie, yo y algunas de las otras madres de acogida visto el show con los estudiantes. He aprendido bastante acerca de Ecuador. Las chicas hicieron un hermoso trabajo de mostrar la comida, las regiones geográficas y los diferentes grupos étnicos de Ecuador.

Tras la presentación las chicas lograron tres bailes tradicionales ecuatorianos. Todos los estudiantes en la audiencia fueron aplaudiendo junto con la música. Una vez que los bailes se realizaron, las niñas recibió una gran ovación!

Además de esta maravillosa presentación, las familias de acogida se reunieron el miércoles por la noche para una cena de despedida para las niñas. Durante la cena, tuvimos la oportunidad de cantar "Feliz Cumpleaños" a Janina, que se convertirá de 15 años de edad el domingo. Se trata de una hermosa velada llena de risas y unión familiar.

2 comments:

Julie said...

What a beautiful celebration!!! The dresses are amazing! I know that you are going to miss her. It really seems like her time here has flown by.

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OH MY #6 said...

What a beautiful girl Janina is!

thanx for sharing it all looks fabulous!

Lea