Congrats to our friends both here in Ecuador and back home who completed their studies this year!
The highschool graduation ceremony was a little different here from what we are used to. Each student was robed and hatted by his/her parents just before going on stage. They then took an oath vowing to use their education in the best service of their country and accepting the responsibility of being a bachiller. Receiving their diplomas, they walked off stage and passed the robe and hat to the next student.
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| Robinson's (aka "Copy") parents robe him up to receive his diploma. |
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| "Doky" reads his oath to serve his country. |
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| Joanna reads her oath. |
Other nicknames of students from this group include Dumper and Whimper. They had no idea their nicknames meant something in English.
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Language and Culture series.
This post is part of the Language and Culture series.
There were around 75 graduates. I think it was a longer ceremony than my high school graduation of around 400. But I have this theory that graduation ceremonies take the same amount of time whether there's 4 people or 4000.
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