EIL Intercultural Learning

Happy Children’s Day! And what a great day it was. Children’s day in Argentina is on the 11th of August but we celebrated it in the comedor on the 16th of August which was yesterday. It was a special day. Families from the neighborhood came to the comedor to eat nice food, play party games and get a present before they went home.

Interesting times in San Luis at the moment. There is a nice build up for the 16th of August that being the “kids day” when Argentinians have big parties for children and give them presents. The official day was actually last Sunday  but we are having the party in the comedor this Sunday. The other workers tell me that there are usually a few hundred children who come for the party !! It is going to be crazy but I am looking forward to it and I think it will be good fun overall.

I have settled into my work in San Luis at this stage. The comedor ( soup kitchen) is located in a poor area of San Luis and that is where I go each day to work. The food is prepared for the families of that neighbourhood by about twelve workers. Due to the restrictions of the swine flu people can’t stay in the comedor to eat food, instead they come with plastic containers to bring the food home.

I have been in the town of San Luis in Argentina for about a week now and I am starting to settle in to life here. In the morning time I have spanish classes for an hour an a half and I then go to the “Comedor”. The Comedor is a type of soup kitchen in a poor neighbourhood in San Luis. The building is attached to a church and it consists of a kitchen and a large dinning room area where people come to eat food during the day.