The school we are teaching at is an International school but I had no idea how actually international it would be until school started. Our students represent over 40 different nationalities. Students here speak all sorts of different languages. The moment I knew we were teaching a whole different demographic of students was, believe it or not, snack time. I have been wandering around and visiting various classrooms in the last few weeks. I have had the opportunity to be there when the students get out what they brought for snack. In a 2nd grade classroom I witnessed students eating seaweed while others were munching on dried sardines. Along with the creatures of the ocean, there were sacks of vegetables that I have never seen. These students are not from China, they are from North America, Sweden, Italy and many other countries where you would not consider their food weird. These kids have an incredible amount of exposure to things. Can you imagine the students in my rural community eating these things? It would turn into a high drama event. While entering a classroom here seems to be a normal American style learning environment, snack time reminds me that we are in a very unique place.
Bri
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