show-stoppers at International Day
After many agonising PTA meetings, today marked the first whole - school International Day.
After
another Addis storm last night, by 8am the rains’ end, and i pick up Ginger
Warrior and Miss J and head over to the venue – a garden site close to our
Secondary compound.
We’re
the first to arrive on site and it’s difficult to know where to start. Anyway,
i find a box of flags and begin tying them up to a variety of tents. PTA turn
up some 45 minutes late and i am more than happy to let them sort out the rest
of the stuff.
The
turnout is great, better than we could have hoped, and of course all my kids steal
the show with dances, songs, words of wisdom and drama performance. Parents lap
it all up. For some unknown reason, and certainly unplanned i end up as Master of Ceremonies which means i
have no time for food, drink or even photographs, apart from a few snaps.
It’s
been a long but very satisfying day, and many parents thank me for the event. I
try and a palm it off to the PTA, but word must have got out that i instigated
the event. Dr F, the PTA Chairman looks on forlornly, but i go over and
congratulate him for finally getting his ass into gear.
Mountain Man cuts a rug with the Grade Twos in his authentic shalwar kamiz
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