Going to the zoo sure beats going to school!
This Friday was drastically different than the one before. Instead of arriving at school at seven in the morning, we arrived at Chedraui at 7:30 instead.
We were going to go on a field trip to the Tuxtla zoo, the same one that our family had visited a month or so before, but I didn't mind. The people from my class who arrived first got into Eloina's (the principal's) van. Maya, Pao and Tilo got in the back (in that order starting from the left), Lore and I in the front seat (there was no middle seat because of the space for people to get to the back). Toño sat shotgun; the people who arrived after (Emma, Lina and Xochitl) rode in the bus.
On the way down, we talked a little, listened to the songs on the radio and towards the end of the ride, we played bocho. Bocho is the word they use here for a bug (beatle, slug bug). We all peered around anxiously, fists at the ready, and punched each other and yelled "BOCHO" every time we saw one. Tilo and Maya punched Pao when they saw one and she punched them at the same time when she saw one. Lore and I punched each other and Toño sat in the front and pointed out ones for whoever payed attention. Typically after a scream of "bocho" a groan or shout (normally mixed with laughter) came after. That was just a bunch of fun.
Upon arriving we all showed and compared the red marks on our arms and legs from the punching fest. Tilo, Pao and Maya sported the most impressive ones because they all had no mercy for each other! Maya's was probably the most remarkable because she wore black tights (abeit pulled tightly) and you could STILL see the red marks through them. We got out of the car and the older kids helped carry breakfast to the tables where we could eat before entering while we laughed at Toño's joke of being a tamalero (a person that sells tamales). We ate the sandwiches and Lore helped me tie my shirt that came to my knees before we entered.
We noticed that Mariana (the girl that held the flag at the Kermes), probably was sick of all the boys in her class (she is the only girl in her class). They orbit her like all the planets orbit the sun. We begged Eloina to let her stay with us and she agreed to it. When we got in the lines so that people could count how many people in total, she gently pulled my hand to put me in line behind her.
She is really sweet and speaks English relatively well. She held my hand when she was scared when we went into the nocturnal house (which was very dark). When we finally had to part at the end of our trip, she gave me two kisses and a hug before she joined her peers in the bus. On the way back, we started playing the "bocho" game but we were all tired so Maya, Pao and Tilo all tried to sleep. Tilo slept the longest of the three.
This Friday was drastically different than the one before. Instead of arriving at school at seven in the morning, we arrived at Chedraui at 7:30 instead.
We were going to go on a field trip to the Tuxtla zoo, the same one that our family had visited a month or so before, but I didn't mind. The people from my class who arrived first got into Eloina's (the principal's) van. Maya, Pao and Tilo got in the back (in that order starting from the left), Lore and I in the front seat (there was no middle seat because of the space for people to get to the back). Toño sat shotgun; the people who arrived after (Emma, Lina and Xochitl) rode in the bus.
On the way down, we talked a little, listened to the songs on the radio and towards the end of the ride, we played bocho. Bocho is the word they use here for a bug (beatle, slug bug). We all peered around anxiously, fists at the ready, and punched each other and yelled "BOCHO" every time we saw one. Tilo and Maya punched Pao when they saw one and she punched them at the same time when she saw one. Lore and I punched each other and Toño sat in the front and pointed out ones for whoever payed attention. Typically after a scream of "bocho" a groan or shout (normally mixed with laughter) came after. That was just a bunch of fun.
Upon arriving we all showed and compared the red marks on our arms and legs from the punching fest. Tilo, Pao and Maya sported the most impressive ones because they all had no mercy for each other! Maya's was probably the most remarkable because she wore black tights (abeit pulled tightly) and you could STILL see the red marks through them. We got out of the car and the older kids helped carry breakfast to the tables where we could eat before entering while we laughed at Toño's joke of being a tamalero (a person that sells tamales). We ate the sandwiches and Lore helped me tie my shirt that came to my knees before we entered.
We noticed that Mariana (the girl that held the flag at the Kermes), probably was sick of all the boys in her class (she is the only girl in her class). They orbit her like all the planets orbit the sun. We begged Eloina to let her stay with us and she agreed to it. When we got in the lines so that people could count how many people in total, she gently pulled my hand to put me in line behind her.
She is really sweet and speaks English relatively well. She held my hand when she was scared when we went into the nocturnal house (which was very dark). When we finally had to part at the end of our trip, she gave me two kisses and a hug before she joined her peers in the bus. On the way back, we started playing the "bocho" game but we were all tired so Maya, Pao and Tilo all tried to sleep. Tilo slept the longest of the three.
Wow your school starts at 7:00!!!!!!
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