Blog update 2/11/12
Hello Everyone! This week has been pretty busy and I feel like I’ve done an array of things, from watching the Super Bowl in a American’s bar, to horse backing riding on the beach, to setting up an electrical outlet. It has been a week of ups and downs but I draw near the end of my 5th week, I had fun times and learned some of what it means to be a Kindergarden teacher from the down times.
Most of the volunteers, with only a few knowing how football is played, went to Ex Patriots to watch the Super Bowl last Sunday. It was a great chance to get some American food and watch a really good game.
This week, as I mentioned in my last blog, this was the first week in Kinder. This is the first time these kids have been out of the house and in a school environment so naturally, there were some issues. On the first day we had quite a few criers and most all of them were very shy. It did not take long for most of them to lose that shyness. By the second day, we had broken the ice enough to have public urination off the playground, a girl push a boy off the playground, and in general, a lot of unruly boys. This week hopefully served as the first step in the process of teaching the kids how to behave in school. We tried our best to discipline them, but not being able to communicate is a barrier. Last year in the Kinder, we had no problems with disobedient children so there is hope for the future. I just hope it doesn’t take until April to get to that point. While the children have been frustrating, I try to start every day with a positive attitude and I hope that the children see my love for them and not just a mean guy who disciplines them.
Kinder lasts from 7:30 – 11:30 so after lunch we have had free time. Most of the other programs that we thought we were going to get involved in haven’t started up yet so for this week we found little odd jobs and activities. Charlie had us set up an electrical outlet in a dental clinic, Amalia brought us along to visit some of the families in the community and Austin and I have just taken a soccer ball to a local field and played pick up games with whatever kids were out there. We got to play with some of the same kids I taught in VAP so it was good to get to see them again and get to run around with them.
Friday, I went with most of the volunteers on a camping trip to the beach. We rode horses down the beach for an hour or so and then set up tents. It was my first time riding a horse and it was a bit scary but fun once I got the hang of it.
Thank you for continuing to read my blogs and praying for me. Please pray that the next week will go well in Kinder and that God will work through me.
Benjamin Worley
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