Hello
family and friends! As the trip is winding down, I have been given the task to
write about our time at St. Louis Primary School. When we showed up on the
first day, I think it is safe to say that most of us were nervous. We had brought a multitude of books, and planned
on helping them read them. The second after we got on the campus we were
instant celebrities. It was a little bit
overwhelming at first. Some of us were asked to go help in the nursery school. That left everyone else to work with the
primary students. We split into groups
of two. A group of about three boys and
three girls was what most groups had.
After we all got introduced and talked about our hobbies, we got down to
reading. Almost every kid loved to read,
and were very good at it (which made our jobs easy). It was especially cool to see the children
reading the same books that I adored around their same age. This was how the beginning of our mornings
went. After reading for a while we asked
if they wanted to play some games. Most
of them were Tanzanian games, but some of our games were played as well. The most popular game to play was “Momma in
the Kitchen”. Which is a lot like “Bubble
Gum Bubble Gum in a Dish”. Usually after
a couple more games there would be a break, where all the students would come
and flock to us. The first day was most
hectic. Most of us had a group of ten
students surrounding us. Our hair was
extremely popular. Following the break we would go to “tea time” with chapatti,
which was a flatbread made out of flour, wheat, and water. When finished with “tea time” we would go
back out to the courtyard, and do it all over again. That would last for another half hour to
forty-five minutes, and then we would head back to the lodge. My favorite and most touching part of our time
at the school was when Dan was sitting down, and Godbless someone who he
connected with last year came up and gave him a huge hug. While I am writing this on our last night
here I am excited to come home, but also saddened to leave. I have had the time of my life here, and have
made memories that will last forever. I
am very excited to see everyone back home, and see you soon!
With love always and
forever,
Ethan
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