The last couple days have been pretty good. I think I’m going to enjoy teaching middle school (ask me again in a month or so). There really isn’t much to report on other than school. Terribly exciting, I know.
Last night we had a mini-game night across the street at Kellyanne & Jill’s apartment. On campus, in the building I am in, there are 5 apartments (I’m pretty sure). Miquette and I share one, Josiah is in another (his roommate, another teacher, should be here next week), the Pruitts across the way, and another two couples live downstairs. Across the street there are three apartments in one building. Ben & Katie share one. Jill and Kellyanne in another. And Art lived in one and, after an October wedding, Miquette will join him. (these are the details you get when there is nothing else to report J ) So game night, last night: what started out as Bananagrams turned into “domino fun” with the Bananagram tiles. Then Ben & Katie came over and we all talked for a little while and then everyone split up to go to bed. Seems like a non-eventful evening, but was really a lot of fun. I can’t say enough how amazing the community of teachers here is. It’s incredible!
This afternoon, Josiah told Jill and me that he was going to be heading back to the ravine where we had gone on Sunday and asked if we wanted to go to which we eagerly agreed! We went back to the ravine area where we originally went and we hung out with the family that Josiah knows. They have 9 kids and all are the cutest thing ever…I know that’s impossible (as well as grammatically incorrect) but it’s true.
We left there and wandered a different direction in the ravine than we had been. We ran into a kid who said “Josiah, mache?” (mache = walk) We said alright and began our tour. He took us all over the area. Up out of the ravine, down a road, and into a river bed. A woman and her baby started walking with us and she began begging for money. Jon Pierre (our guide) told her to go talk to the pastor of a church we had just walked by (has this kid read “When Helping Hurts” because he is speaking the lingo). We saw beautiful sights, heartbreaking sights, and lots of farm animals all in only a couple of hours. Good afternoon. I took my iPod (has a camera in it) but wasn’t really planning on taking many pictures. I want to walk around with these kids, talk with their parents, hold the babies and then come back and do it all again the next day. It feels weird to take pictures of them. How often do you take pictures of people around your neighborhood national-geographic-style? (I will throw in there that the kids absolutely LOVE having their picture taken, but the adults, not so sure). So, for those that are wanting lots of pics, they will come (maybe) but definitely not soon. I did take a couple around the streets and of us walking around.
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| Our little tour guide is leading the way! |
This evening most of the teachers who live on campus gathered at the Pruitt’s apartment on campus. Robbie & Irene (the Pruitts) cooked a delicious vegetable soup with veggies bought on the street and had some bread and butter and best of all (not that the soup wasn’t delicious, but nothing tops…) sweet tea! We had a great evening talking about school, students, other stuff outside school and students, and laughing a lot. I love living in this little commune J
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