Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Highlights of the week so far...

Obviously the Nile on Sunday...
Yesterday: we have tea at 10:30 at school. I sit down at my place, and my mug is about 1/4 of the way full.. Not like the usual heaping (yea it is possible with a liquid I found out) cup of tea. It is lighter too... I give it a sniff... Yup, Madam Edith is pouring wine from a water bottle into everyone's cup, the passing a bowl of crumbled ginger cake around. Was a great way to start tea time!
Highlights of today: I walk back to the seminary everyday for lunch. Today two little boys about 3 were walking with a lady about my age holding her hand. The boys kept looking back at me and I would smile and wave. Finally one let go of the lady's hand and runs back to me, grabbing my hand. The other little boy is quick to follow. They hold my hand in each of their hands, and the my wrist in the other. They keep looking up and smiling at me as we walk. The lady says to the boys "This is mommy! Say hi mommy!" The boys just keep on smiling and holding on until our roads part.
(A friend back in Lincoln refers to all his friends that are women as mommy on a regular basis.)
Then after school our houses (teams), for a field day in 2 weeks, practiced net ball. My house won! All the kids were high-fiving me! Everyone was so excited!!! I can't wait for field day! Too bad dad isn't coming to be a judge for this one!

Today at before lunch an interesting convo about marriage, kids, in-laws compared to America was given. Very interesting. Some tribes cannot sit next to in-laws at meals and so on...

1 comment:

  1. what a wonderful week! be glad the piranhas aren't there to kick field day butt! ;)

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