Bittersweet goodbyes were said on our final Skype the week before Christmas. Our New Zealand epals graduated and headed off for summer vacation. We said "hello" and "goodbye" all in one brief visit. It was fun putting faces, voices, and personalities with our 2014 epal buddies. It has been a fun year of exchanging stories, interesting information, and surprise packages. Great memories to cherish!
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Little Shop Mania
Our New Zealand epals introduced us to the Little Shop minatures that have been used as a promotional by a supermarket chain. We were told that there are 50 miniature items to be collected throughout the promotion. It sounds like the country has "gone a bit mad for the promo" as they have swap parties and buy and sell online. Our epals were kind enough to share an item with each of our students. You would have thought it was Christmas! Such excitements as students compared and even did a little swapping of their own!
NZ Epals
NZ Epals
This video is especially dear to us since we are enjoying our ePals from New Zealand. Also, the girl from Nappanee lives 20 minutes from us, and some people from our school know her and her mother. What a special friendship!
New Zealand Epal Treat
Bye to New Zealand Epals
We were so excited to receive handmade Christmas ornaments from our epals. These will be cherished for years to come! But the sad part was saying goodbye to our friends. While we are getting ready for a 2 week Christmas vacation, they are getting ready for their summer vacation. We skyped on their last day of school. It was Friday morning at 8:30 for them, but Thursday afternoon at 2:30 for us! What fun we had exchanging songs, personally speaking to individual epals, and ending with a chorus of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas!" These will be lifelong memories!