The students practicing for the Christmas ceremony
Backstage before the Christmas Ceremony
My final week at D'Amicis was both exciting and sad. I knew from the start that I would miss all the students very much once I return back to the States.
It was an exciting first week because the children practiced for the Christmas ceremony and then we finally had the actual ceremony on Thursday. The ceremony was the best. We sat front row to make sure that we wouldn't miss anything. The children had practiced hard, and I'm sure the teachers were all stressed out with all the dances and costumes. Finally, to see it all come together, it was beautiful. I felt like a parent watching my many children dance and celebrate with his and her classmates. I was so proud at all of them.
Came Friday, we went around school to say goodbye to the children. It was rather sad, and all the children felt the same way. Many pictures were taken and many hugs and kisses were given. Towards the end of the day, all the teachers had a meeting, and they all thanked us for being at the school to teach. We all thanked them back. Also, we were given a D'Amicis T-shirt, which I will wear often.
I will miss Mexico a lot. Mexican food will never be the same and I will never forget the people, and especially my host family and the students at D'Amicis.