Carnaval

 I arrived at school on Thursday, to find out that it was Carnaval Day.

This meant that the students were dressed up.

I was totally blown away with their costumes. They were exceptionally clever, original and lots and lots of fun. The behaviour in classes was raucous and rambunctious.

 4 o'clock lessons were cancelled, and those people who were interested gathered in the courtyard. They assembled themselves into a higgilty piggilty circle.

In the middle were two students dressed in large, baggy, condom-like outfits. They stood, motionless for an hour. They were poised next to a trolley of some sort.

The "judges" were seated along one section of the circle. They sat behind tables, with scoring sheets in front of them.

The students paraded on the inside of the circle.

Some students dressed up in their leisure time activity. Two girls in the foreground of this picture were dressed very smartly in their equestrian outfits. One boy, with a blue towel around his neck; swimming goggles and a competition cap was obviously a competitive swimmer in his spare time.

 These 3 gorgeous boys were characters that are unknown to me.

Music blared loudly and echoed around the courtyard. There was much hilarity and festival-type vibes.

The ancillary staff did a team effort. They dressed up as doctors, nurses and patients. The wheelchair was an amusing touch.

One group of six girls dressed up as air stewardesses. Their uniforms were immaculate; even to the point of wearing their hair in very smart chignons.

The whole show was narrated with humour.

Sponge Bob made an appearance.

One boy was dressed as Buzz Lightyear. Two girls dressed as zombies, two other girls dressed as half-man/ half-woman, one was an asian fighter, one was Little Red Riding Hood.

At the end, everyone assembled in the centre of the circle and danced to the merry tune of "I Just Wanna Be Happy."  It was a very, very cool atmosphere.

It is with disappointment that I am unable to post all my photos of close ups. The students need to have parental permission for their photo to be published. I have grown very fond of my regular students. I loved laughing along with them as they posed for me in front of the camera.

It was a very happy Carnaval indeed.