let's see...we started painting the mural. did i mention that last time? it went pretty well. i let matt sort of take charge with having kids paint, which is good b/c he was able to do it in a very structured way that i probably couldn't. with me at mt. carmel, i just let the kids go, and consequently the floor was often full of paint. oscar came and helped too. which was really good b/c he drew this awesome giraffe that he then had the kids start painting. one corner got a little crazy b/c the kids started polka dotting everything, like the flower petals and the grass. no worries, though. i think we can touch it up with some shading.
i really enjoyed teaching english again with class 7 and 8 at blue house. they are so excited about the pen pal letters. so let's try to be prompt about it, pretty please :) mostly, i enjoyed simply sitting around and chatting to them. they need to know that someone loves them. things continue to be bad there with the salary situation. and therefore, many of the class 8 kids don't come to school or leave in the middle of us teaching. there's not too much i can do except reward those for staying. and just try to do the best we can with who stays. they only have a few weeks before taking their exams. we're trying to put together a class book for them, where they write stories about themselves, and maybe some pictures or something too.
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