We have had a very busy three days at the school.  Yesterday, we visited the elders in the community.  At each home, we greeted the elders and shared our plans to help out at the school.  The whole community has been very welcoming and it is fun to see the leaders of the community.




One of the village chiefs that we met

At school, I've been working mostly with 7th graders.   They are studying geography and I am helping them learn the continents. 

 

This is Clement  He is probably my favorite kid in the class.

 

Today, Tom and I hiked to this baoba tree.  It’s the largest tree in the village.  We wanted to get one of the fruits that was hanging from the tree, but we had to be careful to avoid the bee hives that were high up in the tree. 

 

 

Tom put his belt between two sticks and we were able to knock down a pod.  When we got back to the hotel, Tom cracked open the pod and removed some of the fruit inside.  He told me he was going to make ice cream out of it.  He said it was very sweet.  So he put some water and sugar with the fruit and we will see tomorrow how this “ice cream” turns out.

 

 

Here Tom and I are riding in the back of the bus on our way home from school.

 

 

I’m trying to teach Tom some card tricks.  He is very smart!