A great, full day.
The children were already singing their morning routine we we arrived. They finished, welcomed us and marched, literally marched to their classrooms. My group had 7th grade today and I personally was a little wary because they had been a bit of trouble on the first day. However, they were lovely. We had modified our plan quite a lot from our experience the first day which definitely was a success. I am sure it didn't hurt that the principal sat in the back of the classroom for the entire 3 hours!
Lunch back at the trading post and then back to the community centers.
On our end of town, the fields were full of track and field elements (and what looked like obstacle courses) with a crowd of kids waiting for Noah and Melissa as we dropped them off. Then we rounded other corner holding our breath, wondering if the number of kids had once again grown exponentially from the day before. but no. Today there were a manageable amount of kids... when we arrived.
Elizabeth and I got to work pulling out a canvas and getting it ready to bring outside - thinking we could have 3 crews today. One drawing outside, one inside working on the wall and one outside working on a canvas mural. but it worked out that were able to maintain just 2. Quite a relief actually. We shared paint and the kids outside did a spectacular companion piece on a canvas while we finished up inside the building on the walls. Our helpers were great, volunteers and smaller people. They were so willing and eager and fun and full of giggles! Here are the finished walls!
And below is the awesome canvas the kids outside finished in one session to go with the walls:
I'm hoping to get some shots and comments of some other activities to post here as well, since I barely left the building during the 3 days. Even though they are not yet represented here, the were tons of great activities going on for the past 3 days, at both centers!
But wait, there's mire. I mean more. Did I mean mire? Perhaps a Freudian slip. Complications with our bus driver have arisen and he won't be able to continue driving us past next weekend. This is disappointing as we have all enjoyed his stories and good humor and lack of patience for dumb American pastimes...
Another lovely bonfire, this time with s'mores! Some time to pack up and to prepare to leave Lesotho completely. Bus leaves 9 am sharp. Sharp.
Photos from the school and Bana Pele
Location:Roma, Lesotho
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