So I started this new job. I know, one of my goals was to enjoy my time in Argentina and enjoy not having to work and go to school for the first time in my life, but it's a cool gig. I am back into the camp thing and now help run English Immersion camps in Argentina. The company is called "Colonias de Inmersion al Idioma" and more technical stuff can be found about the company here: (http://www.ecolonias.com/) Anyways I discovered this job on the one website that has been a lifesaver on this trip, Craigslist. In a nutshell the objective of these camps is to make the kids feel they are in are in an English speaking country, which allows them to practice there english and to experience English culture. We get pretty into it, to the point where when they first arrive we issue them their "passports"and they need to go through customs. In customs we literally search their bags for anything Spanish (were talking anything from books to candy) and we take it away from them if its not in english. As you can imagine the kids aren't always thrilled about having their pringles taken, but hey thats life. The camps are usually for 3 days and the whole time we are playing english style games with them, singing songs, and eating english style food(like hamburgers and Shepards pie). And like any good camp there is a theme. This last weekend the theme was hollywood, and the camp centered around the kids making their own movies in English and then watching them together on the final night of camp. It's a good job and I enjoy it. It's definitely tiring working with kids but the end result I think is worth it. Not only do I get paid but I have the opportunity to share with these kids a different culture and to help them with their language development. And I get to work and meet all sorts of really cool people from around the world. I work about 2-3 camps a month on the weekends so it works perfectly with my schedule. So thats a little update on life, stay tuned for more...
