(Luka warming up for Karate class)
Luka is 4.5 years old now and I have really been slacking in the after-school activities department. Here in Bolivia the parents or some type of adult have to be present with the child during after-school activities...so it is an activity not only for the kids, but I have to be there as well and sometimes it is really difficult to coordinate it with my work schedule. Luka also has Dutch school twice a week after his regular school for almost 2 hours. That doesn't leave a lot of time in this 4 year old's agenda...but on our last trip to Miami he got to attend his cousin's ceremony where he received his orange belt. Luka loved it and wanted to start doing karate right away.
Luka is 4.5 years old now and I have really been slacking in the after-school activities department. Here in Bolivia the parents or some type of adult have to be present with the child during after-school activities...so it is an activity not only for the kids, but I have to be there as well and sometimes it is really difficult to coordinate it with my work schedule. Luka also has Dutch school twice a week after his regular school for almost 2 hours. That doesn't leave a lot of time in this 4 year old's agenda...but on our last trip to Miami he got to attend his cousin's ceremony where he received his orange belt. Luka loved it and wanted to start doing karate right away.
Well, as a new year's resolution I promised to schedule more time for the kids so this week he started his once a week karate class and next week I will work on organizing a weekly swimming class for him. He really needs to learn how to swim.
But seriously, it is hard work getting him to and from all this activities while trying to juggle client meetings and work. Okay, I work from home so I have that flexibility, but it is still a challenge. Most days I don't even find the time to actually "work" at home. What am I going to do when Sam wants to start going to Karate too...oh, no!
My hats off to all the moms and dads out there that don't have any help and a demanding job...i wouldn't know how to juggle it all. How did my mom do it...she used to take me to all the cheerleading practices, pick me up from Student Council meetings, take my friends out to lunch...seriously mom & dad...you rocked. And I remember you always did it with a smile. It seems I am always rushing and running around and I wonder if Luka thinks I see it as something I don't want to do.
Well, back to the class. Luka seemed to like it, although he wasn't very expressive on what he did. Thank you to Andrea (his classmate's mom) for taking these photos for me. The class is semi-private in a friend's house. Since they are really young the professor said that once they are ready they can step into the group class at the facility.
Here are some photos of him during the class. Here he is taking a stance.
After all that kicking, there was stretching. Wow, he looks really flexible no!
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