Today T and I got back into the swing of things. Slept in until quarter to 7! Hurray! All the kids showed up for tutoring this morning, early, too! Even the boy that has been MIA for awhile! Boy, they must have missed us! I took advantage of the short week and did a combination English and Good Friday lesson. It was good. J We had a small group for ESL today, but that was to be suspected, since they haven’t had class in awhile and might have had other things planned. Although, we did see most of them after they left chapel last night and reminded them…Oh well. Those who were there had a good lesson; today’s was on household items for the lower group.
My lunch hour was productive: I went for a run for the first time in almost two weeks (and was a minute faster on my route! J), I used the last of my Internet before it expired for the month, I blogged, I completed my lesson plans for Thursday, and I made and ate my lunch. Not bad for 2 and a half hours! Yay productivity!
So, when T and I left for preschool today, we weren’t quite sure what we’d see. Schools are out in April and we last taught preschool 2 weeks ago, when they were still in session. C isn’t teaching the rest of the week, but T and I plan to teach on Mondays and Wednesdays through the end of our time here. So, knowing the memory of 5 year olds and the fact that we haven’t seen them in 2 weeks (although we did remind the wives this morning to send their children), we didn’t know how many would show up. But everyone was there! We had a very productive class period, finishing R, and doing all of S, T, and U. Normally we only do 2 letters a day, but in a rush to finish before we leave, desperate times call for desperate measures! Hopefully we’ll finish and the kids will still have fun! I think the class went very well, though, and it was so fun to see all their smiling faces again. I still melt when they run across the yard by the school when they see us to give us hugs. And they started lining up and doing their opening routine before we even told them to, too! Love it! So cute! J I’m going to miss them so much, even when they’re naughty a lot of the time….
After preschool, I found myself without Internet and with all my prep for tomorrow done, so what else is there to do, but join the kids for kickball for two hours! I watched the end of the first game amidst pleas from the kids for “Miss Abby” to play too. I played and held the little babies instead. J And the preschoolers who were playing their own mini game of kickball on the side came over by me and cuddled whenever they weren’t in the game. J They melt my heart all the time. I’m bringing them all home with me. I joined in on the second game and everyone was so excited when Miss Abby was picked to join the team. J I do hold some kickball records at my grade school, I’m pretty sure. J But it was really fun, and I met some new kids from the neighborhood and from Kaunda Square.
Mrs. A made chicken and chips and cabbage for dinner, so T and I enjoyed our meal and reflected on how quickly our time in Zambia is coming to a close. Considering neither of us had Internet after dinner (Mrs. D&D was taking care of that for us), and we both had weeks of blogging to catch up on (you’re welcome!), we both ended up spending a lot of time with our computers tonight. But I still had a bunch of time to read. I’m currently borrowing a book from the guest house called “Three Cups of Tea.” I’ve heard it’s a good book to read as an educator and it’s been pretty interesting so far. Hopefully I’ll finish before I need to leave! I decided to end the evening by watching Zoolander and getting a good night’s sleep. J I’m so thankful for my bed. J
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