The Bossa Nova revealed!

I let my friends here in on a little secret- why my blog´s called The Bossa Nova. I was able to celebrate my favorite holiday in a big way yesterday- thanks to encouragement from back home! After Canada was well represented July 1st (Cananda Day) at the Institute, we could not be out done! Amanda invited me to make star sugar cookies on Saturday with Kayla- it was fun and I introduced them to the music of novelty dances. Later she made a cookie cake with the flag that she brought to the Institute. We both dressed up in our true colors! We played the national anthem twice- I couldn´t finish it ...and home of the brave ( I´m not feeling so brave these days). I had a long ride on a bus- took the one going the wrong way- I got to know the other half of the route! I played octopus and elbow tag with the kids a the YMCA post in Horacio. Then headed home to get ready for the party- red, white and blue ballons and little flags that my mom sent. (Thanks-they arrived just in time- the night before!) I ordered pizza( Hawaiian and pepperoni, the Americanos not so North Americano), had big sturdy plates and hefty napkins- unusual here! Ginny sent cotton candy ( a little flat but same great taste) and I made sweet tea- not too many takers! I brought down Napoleon Dynamite for the early comers and we ended up watching the first part- a little hard for foreigners to understand- even for some North Americans! Then we moved some furniture and we danced-I couldn´t believe it - they all participated! I started them out easy and ended with Bossa Nova! They liked New York, New York- they recognized the song!, got some idea of Amos Moses though there was not circular group motion and the Irish girl knew Agadoo! Who´d a thunk it! The piece (pun intended) de resistance was the apple pie ( not really incredible as far as pies go, but nothing´s as American as apple pie, they say) and ice cream we enjoyed after- I even made a black cow! It meant so much to me that my friend´s came, even three of my teachers, and that they got so excited with me! It´s a special group here! God is good!