Valentine's Day

While missing a holiday away from family and friends can be a difficult experience, the opposite also can be true, as the Brazil group learned on February 14th. Valentine's Day, a holiday very unique to the United States, greeted the Brazilian teachers with open arms. Celebrating a new holiday in a new land can be a lot of fun.

The anticipation actually started weeks before as the advertisements and build-up to the holiday appeared in stores and on television. And so started the questions: What does this holiday mean? What should we expect? How should we celebrate? As the week grew near, Jenny was able to give a little lesson about what Valentine's Day means in the United States: a special day to show people that we care. During Jenny's lesson, the Brazilians made their own homemade Valentine's Day cards to give to people they appreciate.

Later that day, the group received a tour of Notre Dame's Snite Museum. To celebrate Valentine's Day, the Snite Museum of Art offered a special exhibit showing different types of love through paintings, sculptures, and abstract art. In addition to viewing the amazing art exhibits offered by the museum, the Brazil group also learned how to make foam Valentine's Day prints to paint and transfer onto paper. The curators, guides, and education staff of the Snite were so helpful and informative during our visit.