Hey, everyone, it’s Sebby and Peter blogging about day 3 at GPS! Our biggest highlights from today were the classes, food at GPS, the GPS talent show, our campfire, and our delicious dinner. 

Today, we had the opportunity to introduce our students to games from our childhood, like Scattegories and Tin Soldier. We also introduced the Grade 4 students to Just Dance and had a blast! Seeing everyone’s eagerness to learn was an incredible feeling.

We were so appreciative of the kitchen staff. Throughout the day, they even make us cups of steamy, creamy milk tea that is very refreshing.

After school finished, we were treated to a full 40-minute performance by GPS students from Grades 6 to 9. It was heartwarming to see the students with big smiles on their faces as they were jamming out to traditional Indian dance music from all over the country. The Grade 7 boys completely rocked “Nacho Nacho” from the movie RRR, the Grade 8 girls presented a beautiful traditional Goan dance, and a mixed group of eighth graders performed an amazing hip hop routine. Their costumes were vibrant and their choreography was on point. As their final act, the Grade 9 drummers and students welcomed a group of York School students onto the stage to dance with them. 

After the talent show was finished, we led a campfire for 250 people! We sang songs, including classics like The Moose Song and the Penguin Song. Ms. Prevedello led a “repeat after me” song called The Tree Song that she has been singing with GPS since she first started visiting so there was lots of enthusiastic participation from the students who already knew it. There was also a funny skit featuring a pushup contest between Dylan and Peter. As our final act, we all came together and performed the Macarena with the crowd. After our campfire wrapped up, we introduced GPS students to marshmallows and how to roast them! We joined in a spontaneous dance with the whole school to traditional Tamil Music with a mix of Western beats. It was truly joyous.

When we arrived back home from an exhausting day, we were greeted by Jaina and the kitchen staff with a scrumptious meal of fried chicken biryani. Everyone was more than satisfied with a full belly of food. 

Overall, today was another day to remember. We look forward to our classes and more time with each other tomorrow.

Sebby and Peter