Am I really old enough to be a chaperone?

Yesterday was AAC's first Halloween dance! As the "cool young teachers", Sarah and I were drafted as chaperones :) We also volunteered to help set up for the dance. This was a bit frustrating, however. The girls had great plans but didn't know how to put them into play. The result...guess who did all the work? Yup...us! Instead of completing a task and moving on to something else that needed to be done, they just stood around, talked, and figured out what to wear!!! Every time we asked them to do something, they would agree and disapear. This, unfortunately, is due in-part to their wealth and having maids that do everything for them. I think this was a good learning experience for them and for us. Next time, we will be sure there is someone in charge and specific tasks are assigned :) In the end, though, everything looked GREAT!
The dance itself was a whole other experience. Beginning with our own chaperone dance party (because none of the kids were there yet), the evening was a lot of fun! One interesting thing about teaching overseas, is that it isn't weird to "hang out" with your students on the weekend. So, my students repeatedly asked me to come dance with them. I did...but it was a little strange. I didn't really feel like their teacher...it made our age difference feel even smaller :) We had fun though; and the kids really enjoyed themselves!