Day Two at the school

On Friday, we ate breakfast and headed to the school on our bus.  The bus is really a "van", with six rows of seats.  We stopped at the gas station, market (Violet got a chicken for lunch) and then the grocery store for water.  When we got to the school, we were greeted enthusiastically by the students.  It was so cool; there were a group of teachers playing the drums and all the students were singing and dancing.  I loved it!  The desks had arrived for the new classrooms, so during the morning, they were moved in and we could see how they looked in the rooms.  The headmaster gave us papers to see how the students were doing in class.  Rudy and Dorothy had meetings in the afternoon, so during that time, I got out all the craft beads and string and did necklaces and bracelets with the children.  It was fun, and a bit of a challenge.  They loved them and wanted more and more beads.  I was asked all day by one boy for the necklace I had made and was wearing so he could have more beads.  It was fun to do another day of crafts with them!

The students gathered together and I read some of the books our teachers had brought in November.  There was a translator there so it worked well.  Later on in the afternoon, I read a few more simple books without a translator; a few of the older kids helped read.  When the book was over, I said it was finished... and they proceeded to read the "about the author" section.  Why not?  :)

A group of children were playing drums and other percussion instruments in the back under a tree, so Debbie and I went back there to join them.  I tried out the instruments and Debbie learned how to do a dance with the help of some of the girls.  It was a lot of fun (and got a lot of attention from the other students!). 

We repacked the crafts and books in the storage and left at 6p.m. to head back to Jinja.  We had a late dinner and then called it a day.  It was a great day!

On Saturday, we are heading to the market on our way to the school.  I'm excited to see how the market will be!  We will be trying to do "interviews" at the school with students and moms.  We are hopeful to get to go to one of the homes to do it there. That would be very interesting to see an actual home up close!  Thanks for your continued prayers; I'm having a great time and experience in Uganda!