Quick Mombasa Update
40km bike ride
Since the kids were off today, Suzzy and I decided to take a 40km bike ride through the countryside and villages with a guide. It was a fantastic and really, really, really hot experience. I enjoyed shouting momba/boa to the kids in the villages. I also really liked learning about the various trees (cashew, mango, etc). The creek, beaches, forests, fields were all beautiful. Near the end, we biked to the top of a mountain for a panoramic view of the area.
School
The "Destiny" school is located in Motonga, a poor village outside of Mombasa. I've been helping out in the primary 2 class; kids range from 4-9 years old. Suzzy is helping in primary 3. What exactly am I doing? I'm administering reading tests (eg. the kid reads a list of words and sentences), grading 6 different tests, handing back papers, and recording scores. Suzzy and I also get to play with them, which is really fun. I introduced hopscotch to them and they really love it. They enjoyed paper airplane instruction too (from old magazines). Suzzy, the dance guru, is teaching them intro hiphop dance moves. It's really, really cute to watch them in action. During yesterday afternoon's game time, we played volleyball with the students and teachers. Very fun.
Music
Jacob (school director) kindly took us to a local place to listen to music. We really enjoyed the performance from a group from Zaire. Il a chante en francais. We also ate a 1/2 goat and 1/2 chicken.
I'll write a bit more later but now I have to run back to the apartment to wrap graduation gifts to the top performing students.
Since the kids were off today, Suzzy and I decided to take a 40km bike ride through the countryside and villages with a guide. It was a fantastic and really, really, really hot experience. I enjoyed shouting momba/boa to the kids in the villages. I also really liked learning about the various trees (cashew, mango, etc). The creek, beaches, forests, fields were all beautiful. Near the end, we biked to the top of a mountain for a panoramic view of the area.
School
The "Destiny" school is located in Motonga, a poor village outside of Mombasa. I've been helping out in the primary 2 class; kids range from 4-9 years old. Suzzy is helping in primary 3. What exactly am I doing? I'm administering reading tests (eg. the kid reads a list of words and sentences), grading 6 different tests, handing back papers, and recording scores. Suzzy and I also get to play with them, which is really fun. I introduced hopscotch to them and they really love it. They enjoyed paper airplane instruction too (from old magazines). Suzzy, the dance guru, is teaching them intro hiphop dance moves. It's really, really cute to watch them in action. During yesterday afternoon's game time, we played volleyball with the students and teachers. Very fun.
Music
Jacob (school director) kindly took us to a local place to listen to music. We really enjoyed the performance from a group from Zaire. Il a chante en francais. We also ate a 1/2 goat and 1/2 chicken.
I'll write a bit more later but now I have to run back to the apartment to wrap graduation gifts to the top performing students.
