So...apparently our students here in Africa are not that much different from our kids back home - they ask to go to the bathroom just to get out of class and one even stuck out his tongue at us! We were encouraged (but couldn't bring ourselves) to use corporal punishment. We did make Clinton miss his break and do more math problems! The students loved all of the games we played with them: Around the World, Roll to 30, and the Math Balls. We hope the teachers will continue to use all of the game materials when we leave...we think they will.
On the home front, we finally completed our four sessions of Swahili lessons. We made little progress, but at least we know a few greetings when walking in the street. We also had an African cooking lesson. We made and rolled dough around ground beef and then fried them in a TON of oil (sorry mom!) They were called Sambosa and were tamu (delicious!!) We also did our laundry by hand and have a renewed appreciation for washing machines...trust us....our hands are full of cuts.
We just got back from exploring the village market. So many people and so many veggies. We bought a kanga, which is an African skirt of sorts. Who knows what we will do with it now.
Tomorrow we are off to Arusha to get ready for our safari on Saturday. We will be back after that. Miss you all!
And the school part is over. Do it feel quick to you? So much in two weeks. I will go out and purchase large amounts of cooking oil so you two can prepare an African meal for the department.
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