Tonight has ended in a way that made me smile. Whilst tucking up Jasper and Maya in bed, they both slipped naturally into the only bit of Portuguese we know, and said "obrigado" which means thank you. Jasper then quickly and politely corrected Maya - "No
Maya, it's 'obrigada' for a girl," as there is a masculine and feminine way of thanking people.
So there may not be a dirth of scholastic input everyday, with a strict Monday to Friday 9am to 3pm routine, but there are glimmers that there is a wider world of knowledge going in. This is just one example, but a nice one!
Obrigado!
Ed
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