Yesterday I spent the entire day getting red sand and bricks for the construction of the elementary school. We went to this quarry and used a pick-ax to loosen the hard sand, and then shoveled the sand into the back of a pick up truck. We loaded about four truckloads, and then we went to the brick site, and loaded 4 truckloads of those as well. I came back from a long days work and went on a nice relaxing jog though the hills of Philippolis. Kate was not feeling great, so I didn’t bother her to use her internet to update my blog. Today I went to the elementary school to work with some of the kids. It was quite difficult to communicate with the kids, because their English wasn’t that great, and my Afrikan is a notch above poor. Anyways, it was fun interacting with the children, and funny to see how fascinated they were with my beard and hair. I taught another one of the kids how to read someone’s pulse, and he was going around to his other friends bragging about what he had learned. I played soccer with the kids on their break and was very impressed with the skills these young kids have. Besides being skilled, they were very physical with one another. This kid got tripped by one of his colleagues, then got up, and pushed him to the ground and kicked him in the face. The kid cried for about 20 seconds, then got up and continued playing soccer…I am amazed how tough these little kids are. After I went to school, I came back and had lunch with the rest of the group, and then went back to school to watch a conservation movie with Kate and the 6th grade. The movie is called “White Lion”, which is a nice film. We will meet with them again next Wednesday, and discuss what everyone has learned from the film. Tomorrow I will continue building the elementary school.
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