A restless night sleep in the heat meant the 6:45am alarm was not welcomed well this morning. A lovely cold shower, there is no hot alternative, certainly got our eyes open and ready for the day.
We both had full days at work today. Armorel went out into the villages to visit some terminally ill patients and I think the realisation that these people have so few resources hit home. More needs to be done for these patients but how, it is such a huge question.
I spent the day in school observing lessons and was hit by a definite culture shock, not what I am use too. Classes are 35 at the smallest and there are no resources, apart from pencil and paper. As such a lecture method is used and so learning is slow. I am also asking the question how more can be done.
Excitingly I have been asked to appraise the school and give my recommendations for improvement. Do they know what they have let themselves in for? I had filled 4 pages with notes by lunch time.
We were offered a tour of the important shops in town today by Cindy and Case, an Australian couple. Cindy works at the clinic with Armorel. On this whistle stop tour we managed to find the essentials. Where to find honey, sold in large plastic bottles, it’s either 1 litre or 10, and where to buy curtains whilst getting an ice cream. We then headed into the maze of the market. It is a crazy place of small alleys, and random goods with some amazing smells and some less desirable ones. Especially in the fish and meat sections, which will turn most to vegetarianism.
A quite evening in followed, which we feel will be a regular occurrence. We are aiming to do a couple of hours Swahili each night.
We failed!
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