May 22, 2012
Tuesday ---
Rachel and I gave the kids a puzzle of Mickey Mouse to do at
the orphanage and it was the cutest thing to watch them do it once and then
re-do it 2-3-4 even 5 times, the funny part is that every time the puzzle was
to be cleaned up they didn’t just through the pieces in the box, they counted
and made sure each piece was there and it was all together. They care so much
for the thing they have.
This afternoon we brought the kids to a field near their
orphanage to play soccer with a new soccer ball we bought them in town. They
loved it and are amazingly good at playing it even in bare feet. Unfortunately
one thing is not too different from back home… bullying. After a few minutes of
playing some local older boys who saw the soccer ball and wanted to play came over
to try and join in, our kids said “no, it is our ball and there are enough kids
already”. Apparently the older kids did not like this response because they
started teasing and pinching and pushing the kids from the orphanage around, at
first I did not know if it was fun or bullying and they were speaking in
“ehway” (their language here) so I couldn’t understand. After the children’s
faces looked defeated I realized it as not for fun and had all my kids from the
orphanage gather together to leave. It was not comforting to know how kind
hearted the kids at the orphanage are and how easily other children will gang
up and bully them.
The days seem long and they are, we wake at 630 eat
breakfast at 730 and leave for school at 815. When we arrive at the school the
children are already there and in class ready to learn, we teach until 1230 and
then we go home on break until 300pm. Returning to the orphanage is the best
part of the day because we get to play with the kids without teaching them
lessons from 3pm to 6 pm. It is a long and tiring day especially at the
beginning of our trip now because we are still somewhat out of our
element. We were able to get the
internet hooked up and running at the hotel but we lost power tonight as we did
two times before this and we don’t know when it will come back on. Luckily we
both have lots of books we brought for pass time and are both tired enough to
sleep early, our Ghana phones work though so we can still call family if need
be.
All is well - Jessie
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