Quote of the day: Like water, be gentle and strong. Be gentle enough to follow the natural paths of the earth, and strong enough to rise up and reshape the world.
Journal by: Lisa Krieser
It seems that we are all getting into the daily routine. To Amo and Esther’s delight we can even find our way to and from the St. James Guesthouse. We started the morning with a delicious breakfast of eggs with tomato, green pepper, and onion in them, porridge and toast. Bless is a great cook!
After breakfast Amo showed up and we all headed to our respective schools. We were all busy last night making charts, looking at pen pal letters, adding up grades and preparing lessons. We were all hoping our hard work would pay off.
In the morning Nancy retaught her students English figures of speech, Lisa and Angie got their first final draft of letters and Katie and Julie discovered new posters, supplies and toys for their little students. The walk back to the guesthouse was another hot one! Lunch was served and Esther showed up. A discussion was held as to how to teach teachers to use the supplies they are given. The seamstress came to take measurements so that all of the material we bought could be made into clothes. We are all excited to see the final result, which should be done on Friday. Some of us talked to Esther to finalize our weekend trip to Cape Coast and Kakum National Park.
We walked to the library, but had to read and tutor students without Samuel, as he wasn’t there today. There were lots of students eager to see us and learn. On the way back Katie witnesses lightening and we all heard the thunder and felt the cool breezes that were there because of the storm. It didn’t rain on us as we walked home.
We all rested before dinner and met again for dinner. We had shepherds pie and popcorn-yum! A routine of ours has been to sit around the table talking about all sorts of topics. I think we all find out something new about one another whenever a meal is finished. Overall, it was a great day!
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