I have about 20 minutes before we leave for the safari and I'm all packed so I'll tell you quick about my day at school! Basically it was chaos. There were 75 children and one teacher that they understand. Andrea and I took one class and the other teacher took the other class. The kids know that they can get away with a lot with us, so they were never really behaving. At one point Andrea was teaching and I was keeping the kids quiet, and the really obnoxious ones I would take outside and lecture so they'd settle down. Mom - thank you for conditioning me for this. Years of helping in your classroom and being raised by a teacher really kicked in today. I would say things like, "No kaa (sit down), no futbol (making the motion of kicking a ball). You kemya! (stay quiet)" He understood enough and was perfect after that. It's all I can do to mix english with swahili because I barely know anything swahili. 


Also the kids are learning that when they cry they get attention from the teacher! So at one point, about 10 kids had their heads down in their arm making crying noises. It was a chorus of moaning. When you go up to them and lift their head up, they smile mischievously at you. We taught them the "I love you" song from Barney, and the "I wiggle my fingers, I wiggle my nose" song. They can get as far as the first two lines in I love you, and only copy my motions in the wiggle song. This little boy about 3 years old will now come up to me all the time and say "I love you!" It's the only english words he really knows, but so cute =) 


After a hectic day, though, I get to go on a safari!!!!! I will post a lot of pictures and talk less, because I know that's what you wanna see =) I love you all!! Have a great weekend!


Here - I still have 10 minutes. I'll post some more pictures.

 Me under a chagga hut!! 

 This goat had JUST given birth the the little baby goat when we went over there. The umbilical cord was still hanging from the baby. Mama goat looked at me right when I took the picture too! 

 These are the acrobats that performed for us. Just a group of young guys! They were great! 

These girls loved me. I don't know why but they all wanted to take a picture with me. The first time the girl in the purple saw me she said "you're cute" :) Maybe she thought I am really young? Wouldn't be surprised.