Day 8: Thermopolium

Salvete parentes et amici!

This is consularius Jams writing to you all today since the students played too much Just Dance to have time to write the blog. Sunday mornings start slow here. Students attended religious services if they chose to, while others did laundry, played games, or just caught up on some much needed sleep. After lunch, students chose to attend one of 5 electives taught by myself, Laura, Sophie, Benji, or Cully. From what I have heard, they were a rousing success and a nice break from the standard set of classes.  We then continued to work on our varietas projects, which will be presented to you in less than two weeks. There is much still to do, but I know my group, working with the comedy of Plautus, had its best day yet. Dinner conversation was conducted tantum Latine (only in Latin). This is always a challenge (for staff and students alike) but it was a welcome one and great preparation for the evening's main event: Thermopolium. Like dinner, this event was tantum Latine, but with far more chaos. Students bought and sold the Roman food they prepared yesterday while others carried out moneymaking schemes ranging from tap dancing and fortune telling to playing music and singing so poorly that I was compelled to pay students to stop (to be clear that was the goal - your children are wonderful musicians when they desire to be). The students all left feeling much more confident in their ability to communicate with each other in Latin, and I expect great things for the Roman Market at the end of academy. The end of the evening was designed by our Praetores Alec and Sophie, who set up the aforementioned Just Dance. We all had a blast (a very sweaty one at that - Just Dance makes you work)! All in all, I would say this was the best day of academy so far! 
Expect the aediles to be back tomorrow, as well as pictures from today, province cup scores, etc.
Jams