December Meeting – Argentina
I can’t
believe we are in the end of the year and next week will be Christmas!!! These
last months certainly flew by! We had a great last meeting of the year this
Saturday with our guest speaker from Argentina – Laura. Thank you so much for
coming and sharing a bit of your country with us. Laura talked about the
language, culture and traditions in Argentina. I really enjoyed the pictures of
the Gauchos - what you may have know as
the “cowboys of South America”. We also have gauchos in Brazil, so it was great
to see some similarities in their costumes and the way that they deal with the cattle
and horses. They also have this very traditional drink – mate, that I knew very
well from Brazil. The presentation ended with a beautiful video of a couple
dancing Tango! Absolutely amazing! How do they move their feet so fast? Beautiful traditional dance of the capital city - Buenos Aires.
Laura made
these delicious empanadas for our lunch that was a great success among the
group. Children and adults all enjoyed the baked pastry filled with mince beef.
Yum!
After our
lunch we headed to the Carter Observatory for our end of the year celebration
where the families could have some fun together and the children could discuss
the “Big Bang Theory”. It was great to
see the children interested in finding out how everything started… the birth of
the Universe! Carter has a great exhibition
about the subject with videos and interactive experiences for the visitors. We
all had a great time!
Before
saying goodbye I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas. May this new year
bring you and your family much joy and laughter. To be happy is the greatest wish in
life.
Feliz Navidad!!!
Renata
Find below
pictures of the day
Laura talking about Argentina
Laura, Gregory and their son Francisco. Too cute!
Empanadas
Children enjoying the Argentinean Empanadas
Big Bang Exhibition at Carter Observatory - Wellington
The children had fun also at the other galleries
