We arrived at the marae near lunch time (we got there sooner than I predicted) as soon as I got out of the bus I saw the great mountains behind the buildings. It is such a beautiful place, the flat plains rising into the great snow capped mountains.
I was nervous because I knew we had to perform a song to the Maori elders and exchange gifts. We started, the girls went first through the gates but we had to sit at the back. The Maori elders first said their speeches and songs, and then us. Daniel got up and was one of the speakers for our class, he said his speech and then sat down. Then Meghan said her speech and gave the gift, then sat down. All the girls got up and we did the song, it was quite good, the elders were humming along which was a great sign. We sat down and they did another song. They asked us to get up and we did the nose rub one at a time.
Claire
Hi gorgeous,
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing you and glad you're having such an amazing experience with your class!
Love Mum