Felix begin his school life

Felix has started school, aka "Jardin, Colonia."  We got very lucky because a friend of a friend got him into a coveted spot at Club de Amigos (when we called they said they had no spots.)

My impressions:

• AMAAAZING teachers - Lu and Dani have been warm, engaging, playful - in a manner that suggests that Portenos don't fear getting sued for grabbing your kid and throwing them in the air in glee.  I love this and wish we had more of it at home.
• The school is inside a 'country club' right near our apartment in the middle of the city.  This enables me to theoretically sit in the safe cafe, swim, go to gym while he's in school yet still be on the property.  There are gorgeous birds flying around, along with airplanes from near bye airport.

red crested cardinal

Felix's friend Nico 

Felix is learning to swim properly 2 days a week at school

• Felix is not in a good mood when he wakes up from his nap.  Unfortunately, his school starts at 2pm.  I have spent a few hours doing acrobats to get him inside the club during fits. 
• My spanish isn't that great, but I'm pretty sure a lot of the songs we are singing have politically incorrect things in them. Goes along with how people refer to each other, lovingly, 'fat, old..'
• SUGAR...ahh, i have no idea why sugar consumption in Argentina isn't something people are freaking out about.   At snack time, the 2 year olds bring their meriendas which by custom should be sweet....we're talking about giving them heaps of cookies, cake, chocolate milk, dulce de leche.  I am considered neurotic if i give Felix plain crackers and fruit.  Ironically, the other 2 year olds beg for some of Felix's sugarless crackers everytime we bring them.  And, it's not only snack time.  If you go to the grocery store here and look for 'desayuno' section, you will find a wall of various sweet baked goods.  Kioskos are full of candy. Teo is given VERY big deserts at his school at lunch time.  I'll have to write an entire post about this...