Back at the orphanage
Friday afternoon I went to the girls’ orphanage in Simon to
resume teaching ecology. Two weeks ago
Nate, Kristin and I were there so Nate could teach first aid. After drilling into the little kids’ heads to
go find an adult if they come across an accident (rather than taking the person
to the hospital themselves!), Nate worked with 2 of the older girls interested
in medicine, while Kristin and I stayed with the rest. AUC student & translator Richard was
great in leading them in singing, then we learned a bunch of standing-in-a-circle
games.
On Friday I taught the usual bit about birds and bats. Fortunately, when asked where do bats come
from, they said trees and houses, rather than old mice! Afterwards I had them write their names on a
white board so I could take photos and try to learn all their names. That took for…ev…er….!!! They all wanted to draw pictures with their
names, and the perfectionists of the group kept erasing their drawings and
starting over. So I ended up with photos
of about 1/3 the kids and will try again next week.
Friday afternoon I went to the girls’ orphanage in Simon to
resume teaching ecology. Two weeks ago
Nate, Kristin and I were there so Nate could teach first aid. After drilling into the little kids’ heads to
go find an adult if they come across an accident (rather than taking the person
to the hospital themselves!), Nate worked with 2 of the older girls interested
in medicine, while Kristin and I stayed with the rest. AUC student & translator Richard was
great in leading them in singing, then we learned a bunch of standing-in-a-circle
games.
On Friday I taught the usual bit about birds and bats. Fortunately, when asked where do bats come
from, they said trees and houses, rather than old mice! Afterwards I had them write their names on a
white board so I could take photos and try to learn all their names. That took for…ev…er….!!! They all wanted to draw pictures with their
names, and the perfectionists of the group kept erasing their drawings and
starting over. So I ended up with photos
of about 1/3 the kids and will try again next week.
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