Tuesday, February 23, 2010

contributed by Christopher

Today Shirley and Laurel went to Senchi Ferry to work in the clinic where they participated in home visits. During their home visits they gave out medicine and health education. The rest of our group met up with their teachers and their assigned classes except for Conor and myself where we started out at construction. However, we did not last too long due to the heat. Conor and I gained a lot of respect for the men we worked with today because they have limited supplies and work in such a difficult climate. Fortunately, after a short period of time Conor and I worked in the third and fourth grade classes. Meanwhile my mom AKA Patty worked with Sophia in her fifth grade class. Lauren enjoyed working with the second grade class with R ichard. Margaret and Rose worked with the Kindergarten kids.

As we walked through the scorching heat back to the St James guess house, we all were focused on our showers and break relaxation time. After lunch we headed to tutoring, where we all seemed to have a very rewarding time. Where some of us were reading, writing, drawing and singing, Laurel was dancing with the children. After tutoring, the whole group and some of the teachers went to the Volta Hotel where we had dinner and were surprised by the drums and dancing. It was also great to see Rose, Lauren, Laurel, Margaret and Shirley dancing to the native music. I am so glad I had an opportunity to learn about a young person’s way of life in Africa through Philip. We also learned traditions to assisting in a class. Philip also sews clothes, and Conor and I are going to have him make us one.