today was my first full day of school in Tanzania. i joined a P 3/4 (primary third and fourth grade combined) class of 22 energetic children from around the world.
school starts at 7:30 - and ends at 1:05. students just ran for lunch and from there have 'clubs' in the afternoon. each student is required to join a club such as drama, swimming, karate, cricket, etc., which is part of their schooling opportunity.
it is somewhat hard for the students to understand me because i have a strong American accent, i've been told. the majority of the students in the class are from Tanzania, Canada, Sweden, and England, although the majoirty of them speak pretty clear English.
we did multiplication and division. read books. created a volcano with mud and watched it explode. they also managed to yank me into the special education classroom where i did a bit of teaching for the morning.
i'm not so certain what i will do with all of my time. being done with school at 1:05 each day leaves many hours remaining. there is an orphanage about a 30 minute walk away - and my roommate Anne and i are planning to take up baby holding several afternoons in the week.
as my monday concludes and yours begins, may it be well to you as it has been to me.
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soooooo strange!
im starting my day right now!
and your monday is already 8 hours underway...
im eating some of those million bagels u brought home...
haha- i think it's funny you have such a strong american accent...maybe you should fake a british accent so they can understand you better. :)
you know u want to.
well.. i hope u find something 2 do today! wrangle in that giraffe! miss u
and here you thought you would be teaching until like 4 everyday!
baby holding in africa sounds like the most amazing hobby ever.
1:05 sounds great!
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