After thinking and talking about all we had to do to be ready for school, we decided that we needed a day to collect supplies and plan out all of our ideas. We went as a group to a VERY tiny supplies store and pretty much bought it out, with 210 folders, pencils, and other supplies for our students! A few of us also went and bought soccer and rugby balls, because we had seen students at Kenton playing soccer outside with just a very battered tennis ball. We had lunch at one of La Jerne's favorite restaurants in town, an Italian place. The pizza was GREAT and it was funny to hear American radio being played at an Italian restaurant in South Africa - how crazy! After lunch, about half of us went and explored Grahamstown, and checked out a few bookstores and a church. The town is incredible--it feels like you're stepping back in time and, personally, I was surprised to see how accessible the streets and buildings are. After a few hours in town, we worked on compiling all of our materials for school Monday, including folders for each of our students with all of the photocopied stories. Dinner was AWESOME spaghetti with meat sauce and garlic bread, and we all hung out as a group afterwards and had a fun night in. I cannot wait to get back to Samuel Ntsiko on Monday and start teaching. We've got a lot of planning to do before then, but I get excited just writing about it!
(written by Carlyn, not Laura...hi Mom! Hi Dad! Hi Bster! I'm alive!)
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