Sleeping Outside
21 June 2011
Ah what a day it has been! We slept outside yesterday and thankfully no bites! It was a bit cooler than sleeping in inside. The only downside was that again, I kept waking up because of the sunset as well as the noises outside. I never noticed how many animals are up in the morning (besides the rooster). I didn’t wake up that easily so I took a shower after breakfast (tea) after 7 this morning. I went in a closed the door for the bath area and then was surprised when a girl tried to open the door. She just showered in front of me but with her undergarments on. It seems too much information but it makes sense. I was full on naked with my towel on and put on my undergarments on as well so we can use the shower together, meaning the area. She just up and left when I began and closed the door. She showed me how much time hygiene is important. After that shower, I took a nap and then went to the computer. Again, I wish to emphasize that I am on only in the morning. Depending on the time, I might be on anytime between 7:30 to 10 am, which is approximately 10 pm to 12:30 am. I can only post my blog once a week. I am writing on my laptop and saving it into a Word Document and posting it on the blog instead of saving everyday via USB cord and transferring it from my laptop to the office computer, just in case they have any viruses, my laptop does not get them.
After breakfast, I went to the same class and this time, the class listened to me!! The teacher showed them flashcards of animals and they looked at her lips and repeated it vocally. I then took over and took the flashcards and put them in random order so that they can see the word and the picture. We did this repeatedly a couple of times one by one and then I gave the entire stack of flashcards to each student twice. They are really smart kids. I’m proud that I can see them grow. After snack, the teacher said that I could watch them play sports. It was fun to do this!! They rotated playing cricket, Frisbee, and ball. Around break, I saw the adorable boy!! Picture 012
After school, I took another nap and it wasn’t intentional. I was groggy after dinner but it was okay because they gave us mango!! AWESOME! After dinner, we played volleyball for a bit and then I started to try and teach basketball like dribbling, lay-ups and shooting. The girls were pretty okay and so were the boys. After prayer, which is around 8, the girls start to do their homework. One of the earliest girls that we met isn’t that great at math, but is good at other stuff. We, as interns, already like people and have nicknames for them. One of the girls is celebrating her birthday tomorrow and we want to buy her a birthday cake and let it be a surprise. The girls are looking over my shoulder and are somewhat surprised that I can type without looking at what I am doing.
Maybe one thing I can do is teach them how to type on the computer, not fast obviously but some basic things. That’s it for now, I think. See you tomorrow!