Some notes from
Aunge:
On Friday, the girls loved the first day of classes. I think I heard every girl say how excited they are for classes this semester. Always a good feeling out here while we start up the academics!
We had our first town time
in mentor groups on Saturday - pretty successful and the girls are excited
for more time. We did a browse through the market to see the goods before
going to the ATM for a no pressure shopping experience [and easier on the
pocketbooks too!]
We visited the local
orphanage on Sunday, and the girls didn't hesitate with interactions. They were quickly playing basketball,
braiding hair (or rather having their hair braided), or playing fun games with
the kids. The TTS girls laughed
contagiously and weren’t fazed by the language barrier. Many games were demonstrated with a few words
while the kids chattered away in Tonga and Lozi. Some of our girls were treated to a fashion
show by some of the older girls at the orphanage. Shannon remarked, “The orphanage
yesterday was wonderful –brave, lovely young women in this group.”
A trip to incredible Victoria
Falls was slated from Monday, and then Wednesday and Thursday will be filled
with classes and volunteering with African Impact.
Look for a blog update
with more details from the teachers in the very near future!
2 comments:
Sounds fantastic! So glad everyone is getting great experiences!
Thanks for the update. It is so great to have a bit of a picture of what they are experiencing!
Post a Comment