Hanging out

We set the Assistant/Programme Managers on a mission this week to find out ‘’…What games are popular in the house and what are the rules …’’

We often get students asking what participants do during their free time, especially in the evenings. Most agree that it is a pretty relaxed affair which is definitely required after a hard day’s work in a foreign environment, time is spent journal writing, exploring the local area, chillaxing as well as going back to basics and playing a good old game. Surprisingly, a lot of the games played are traditional local games learnt in country as well as things brought from home. Feel free to have a read of the following blog about what games students are playing whilst on placement, you may even learn a few new ones to help pass some time during the upcoming cold winter evenings

Natalia our programme manager in Argentina says ‘’ during the cold winter evenings, two games became popular among students and staff at the BBQ nights. The first one was “Chancho” (Pig), which is a variation of the famous card game “Spoons”. The objective of the game is for each player to be the first to have four of a kind. When this happens, the player says “chancho” loud, and places one hand on the centre of the table. This has to be followed by the rest of the players; the last one loses and gets a letter. The game ends when the word “chancho” is spelled out by a player and, officially becomes one. In some cases, the player who loses is required to complete a dare.

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