International Day at ACS

Luka's School ACS celebrated International Day and for days Luka couldn't contain his excitement and he kept saying all the things he was going to do on that day, like...saying "Hello, my name is Luka and I am from Mozambique...VIVA AFRICA!" and dancing to his favorite Mozambican song as he walked across the stage. But life with a four year old is not predictable and that day he woke up on the wrong side of bed and I also don't think that it helped that he was all alone representing his country. The photo above and below show his demeanor that morning...poor baby! He was reluctant, but he did manage to walk across the stage and finish in one piece. He did love his outfit because it had impalas...he loves impalas. The fabric was actually given to me when Sam was born (Mozambican tradition) and I guess I should have saved it for Sam (sorry about that Sammy) but Luka loved the fabric and we needed to make him a new capulana outfit, since he outgrew the other one he had.

Sam was excited to be part of the festivities and Sam is wearing Luka's old outfit. Doesn't he look cute! He also loved banging his Mozambican drum.

After the procession of countries all the elementary school students participated in a group square dance to celebrate the USA. By this time Luka was a happy camper...he really loves to dance!

There he is square dancing away...

After the square dancing all the students were invited into the auditorium for a "World's Fair" with booths from many different countries. All of the kids had a great time "traveling" around the world and sampling foods from many countries.

Luka was so proud to show his classmates around the Mozambican booth. Here he is showing the video of his 2nd Birthday to his friends. He loves the video because it features the Mozambican dance group that performed at his party.

He also wanted to be the one that stamped the passports when his classmates "visited" Mozambique. The PTA gave each booth a stamp with the country's name and basic information...it was such a cute idea and by the end of the day students had close to 20 stamps from around the world in their ACS passports.

Here I am with Luka in my capulana outfit...I really miss Mozambique!

I had a video looping at our Mozambican booth. Here is the video...it features photos and tid bits from Mozambique. Enjoy!

The day started off rough, but it ended on a good note and now the kids at ACS know a little more about our favorite African country! VIVA MOZAMBIQUE!!!