Another walk this morning. And on a Saturday! I thought I might sleep in, but no, I got to breathe some fresh air and see the sunrise! Yesterday was similar to Thursday: more exams, and I stayed after school for a while extra. It was a long day. I went with the morning bus route; I left home around 6:30 to walk to school so I could leave with the bus to pick up students. We got back to school around 8:00. Some of the terrain the driver had to navigate was quite treacherous and sketchy, I could have never done it (aside from the bus being manual).
Once arriving at school with 30 or so kids, the parade had begun—so we hurried to join in. After that, more of passing out exams and sitting to proctor. I was with a different class and they were well behaved, not attempting to cheat and staying fairly quiet. The young ones seem to be oblivious enough to try and cheat while the old ones are either smart enough to not be caught or they simply don’t cheat.
The day ended with exams and students rushed to the busses, excited for the weekend. Right as everyone thought they were going home one baby student, who refused to speak, couldn’t find his bus, and none of the drivers put claim on him, so we held the busses for 10 minutes and eventually found his brother to settle the issue.
I stayed at school for a while to practice guitar for next week. Ezekia has been teaching me what I need to learn for teaching the kids. I’ve missed playing guitar and it’s nice to have one available again. I walked home alone and it was nice to go slow and look around the neighborhood. A couple kids ran up to me and gave me hugs; I think seeing a white person is rare and exciting for them.
