Teaching, for the most part, is going well, although there are behavioral issues every day. The kids are constantly hitting each other and throwing things and crying, but as soon as you give them a piece of candy they cheer up, which is actually pretty funny to see. It's also funny to see them come into class every day with WWE t-shirts - wrestling is really popular here.
This week we've been teaching them body parts and emotions, and soon we'll move on to animals and to working more closely with sentence structure. They really liked the body parts lesson, and we played tons of Simon Says with them.
Outside of class, last night we went to an Hindu prayer, which was essentially a massive service at a local house with tons of beautiful garments everywhere, a shrine with a big fire surrounded by fruits and various ornaments, and a big feast where we ate with our hands and wore no shoes. All the old Indian women were dressed in these amazing colored silk garments, and I felt a little out of place in my jeans and t-shirt. Nonetheless it was a good time even if it was for a somber purpose; the woman who invited us, Ashwanti, organized the prayer for her father, who is very ill with Parkinson's. I don't think they can afford treatment so his prognosis is not good.
The weather has been great, for the most part, although at night it can get pretty windy and also surprisingly cold. During the day, though, it's warm and sunny, and it makes it easy to have a good time.
2 comments:
i've perused both of your blogs. i'm just passing time, but i wanted to say my friend is in east london doing an internship for social work and your experiences are so different, yet comparable.
Hi Justin, so we dont forget you. u took some good pixs. did you bring the old testament book? are you losing weight? what other sports do they follow? what about the water, aka Mexico?
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