Went to visit Maweni with my teaching partner Trinity today after school, it was weird seeing all the new Suas guys, keep expecting my old team to be there. Madam Gona was looking fabulous, told me shes going for more of a Rhianna than Michelle Obama look these days. The kids came up and shook our hands politely while murmuring in Swahili "Who is the new Mzungu?" Then I heard "MADAM MEEEERIYAMMM!" and saw a bunch of my old Standard 6 girls running towards me. I got a hug that nearly bowled me over and they made me show off my new Swahili. I also had to perform the Maweni rap a total of 4 times and got sucked into a rap battle with a Standard 8 boy who I managed to beat solely because he was laughing too hard to respond to my killa rhymes. :)
I also got a church invite from Madam Maria, a dinner invite from the volunteers, and promised to come on Friday for Irish day. The kids sang for us and informed me they'll be on the beach on Saturday to meet me. So no bikini for Madam Miriam this weekend! They waved us off after a lunch of goat stew and chapati, still singing after us.
I love my Olives kids, I'm so glad I'm there, but a little part of me will always miss Maweni.
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Teaching the solar system-6B
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I hope that's not Pluto I see at the end there... wouldn't want to be teaching the children misinformation now would we babe? :-p
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