The roads here are very different from the U.S. Traffic lights don't exist and people drive very fast. On our way to the hotel we saw a lot of beautiful scenery. People were gathered everywhere. They stood in groups outside of their houses.
We had our first day at the school yesterday. It is very small, colorful, and the fence walls had murals. There was a playground that was built out of wood by one of the volunteers. The director of the school told us that the first time the children saw the playground they did not know what to do. Playgrounds here are only in very wealthy areas. The teachers had to teach the children how to run around and climb the structure they saw before them.
We toured the village that we will be immersing in. It amazed me. There are so many children here who do not receive an education. They were walking around or standing outside their houses. We noticed that a lot of the children did not have adult supervision. The houses we went in were small. Many had only one bed but four or more people. Many had a curtain that separated the kitchen from the bedroom.
On our tour it started to pour. We stood under a tiny area to block the rain from hitting us. The children were pulling us closer to get us out of the rain. We asked to take pictures and they were so happy. It felt like we were being stampeded because they wanted a photo with us. One of the villagers came up to me and started to braid my hair. It felt awkward because I was not sure what to do. She told me that it was an example of what she can do incase anyone wanted to get their head braided.
When we got back to the Nanny Estates we went to the beach for our first time!
We had our first day at the school yesterday. It is very small, colorful, and the fence walls had murals. There was a playground that was built out of wood by one of the volunteers. The director of the school told us that the first time the children saw the playground they did not know what to do. Playgrounds here are only in very wealthy areas. The teachers had to teach the children how to run around and climb the structure they saw before them.
We toured the village that we will be immersing in. It amazed me. There are so many children here who do not receive an education. They were walking around or standing outside their houses. We noticed that a lot of the children did not have adult supervision. The houses we went in were small. Many had only one bed but four or more people. Many had a curtain that separated the kitchen from the bedroom.
On our tour it started to pour. We stood under a tiny area to block the rain from hitting us. The children were pulling us closer to get us out of the rain. We asked to take pictures and they were so happy. It felt like we were being stampeded because they wanted a photo with us. One of the villagers came up to me and started to braid my hair. It felt awkward because I was not sure what to do. She told me that it was an example of what she can do incase anyone wanted to get their head braided.
When we got back to the Nanny Estates we went to the beach for our first time!
This is the front of the school.
One of the murals.
My braid.