Things are going well here! Rose arrived here two nights ago and we’ve talked with her a bit about her experiences in America! It’s interesting to hear her talk about the culture shock in America, when I\u2019ve just experienced the complete opposite. It’s very nice to be adjusted now.
\nLife here is so different but so good. The pace is slower and more relaxed, the kids are ready to sing and dance at all hours of the day, and nature is everywhere you go. Seriously, there\u2019s no place to escape from the wildlife here. You just gotta embrace the constant presence of mosquitos, flies, and lizards.
\nReally, I think the most challenging thing I have on my schedule is helping out in the nursery. Like I\u2019ve said before, the kids are so so cute but also extremely prone to hitting each other at all times. If I bend down to give one a piggy-back ride, at least five others jump on top of them attempting to do the same. My shoe literally broke because so many of them were walking within inches of me that someone tripped and ripped my shoe. It\u2019s totally fine, and I fixed the shoe easily, but they all want my attention at the same time! And when they start learning a lesson, things slow down by 10x because someone starting fighting and someone else is crying and someone else is running outside and someone else is grabbing chalk to draw on the board and someone else is falling from their chair and someone else laughing at me for no reason (that would be Steward, the jokester who thinks he\u2019s so cool). In the moment, it\u2019s absolutely crazy and I can\u2019t believe Scovia is able to handle them like this every day! But in retrospect, the kids are good kids and they\u2019re a heck of a lot of fun to be around. It just wears me out to be with them for the first half of my day!
\nI also think it\u2019s funny that little Steven, the same one who bit my hand when I was walking him home last year, won\u2019t let go of me and is always sitting right beside me. He\u2019s adorable, but I\u2019m always so paranoid he\u2019s about to bite me again! So far, so good.<\/p>\n
Sorry about the lack of pictures, I’ve been trying to leave all my technology in my hut so it doesn’t distract everyone or bring too much attention to me. I guess having pictures to post requires actually using the camera when things are actually happening~~ But I think that tomorrow will give many chances to get good pictures!
\nTomorrow is the kids\u2019 athletic competition in Kiryandongo, and have some friends competing so I’m tagging along! That’ll be an adventure! And I’ll make sure to get lots of photos \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
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