Wednesday June 4
Today Sarah and I were expecting to be more tired than usual because it is the first day of day-care at Assissi Illam. It did not bode well when we pulled up we could hear children crying loudly from down the street. It sounded worse than it was though, and only two children were really upset about being away from their parents. The rest of them were calmly sitting on the floor waiting for us to arrive. We got started right away with the lego building blocks, a mini-keyboard, a soccer ball, and a couple toy dolls. John and George seemed particularly excited to have some new playmates. Most of the day was over sooner than we thought, as the majority of the children got picked up around eleven thirty by their parents. The rest of the kids were happy to play with the foam alphabet letters and books for the afternoon.
After our usual quick rest later on, we made our daily trek to Seams Children’s Home for our hourly visit. Today was slightly more serious than the last couple of days have been, as we worked with them on memorizing the alphabet and number up to one hundred. Because their grade levels range from two to seven, the results were quite varied and we had a lot to do. Once most of them passed our little test, they decided to turn their work into paper airplanes and shoot them around outside! Our part of the day with them was over too soon, and we walked home for our wonderfully prepared supper.
Chantal
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