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Musanze, RW.10, Rwanda
Let’s see. It sort of feels like a “Greatest Hits Blog” kind of day. Here goes:
1) Waking up and realizing that I slept through the night without scratching my arms once!
2) Putting on my ¾ sleeved blouse and immediately feeling the need to scratch my arms
3) Pushing both Senior 6 classes to think creatively. Giving them pictures of gift recipients (a married couple, a doctor, a graduate, a cat…) and pictures of gifts (sunglasses, a car, CDs, a mouse…). Telling them to choose gifts for each recipient and explain WHY using clauses of purpose. Begging them to think outside of the box. Damned if not every one of them chose to give the mouse to the cat. *sigh*
4) Typing an email to my Field Director while sitting on my cushioned chairs, thinking what a relief it is to know they are most likely bug-free. Standing up a few minutes later to discover a baby lizard crawling under my shirt.
5) Teaching the Sisters and Discipline staff during a heavy rainstorm, during which no one could hear a word I or anyone else said. Understanding why Rwandan teachers famously don’t bother leaving the teachers’ lounge when it rains.
6) Calling St. Paul’s three times to book a room for Thursday night in Kigali. Getting hung up on twice because I don’t speak French.
7) Teaching the anemic District office staff…all six that showed up. Telling them we won’t have class Thursday night.
Creating a kick-ass sports-themed word jumble from scratch for the teachers’ class tomorrow afternoon!
9) Finding the BBC on the correct radio frequency tonight!
10) After a long day of teaching, answering a soft knock at my door to find Clementine holding a belated birthday gift of an orange tank top with broken shells stitched on it, gray pants that don’t fit and hard candies. Feeling overwhelmed with gratitude for these amazing people and my life here.
from: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/gypsygirlri/2/1268152589/tpod.html
