Saturday, June 26th

This morning I made French Toast and a cup of coffee after mastering the manual coffee pot. We went to school at 10:00 am when the children were on their cleaning hour. One of the maintenance men was cutting the grass using a humongous machete looking tool. He just took giant swings back and forth getting quite a workout. It made me think how often at home Americans take for granted the use of a lawn mower.

Julia and I went to the grocery store with the Sisters Alvera, MM, and Remea.
On Saturdays, 2:00 pm – 5:15 pm is strictly set aside for entertainment. They wait all week for this. Everyone gathers in the dining hall, clears the chairs to the sides, and lets loose! The African music is blasting and everyone is dancing non-stop. Those who aren’t dancing, are sitting around in a big circle clapping or stomping their feet to the beat. Each age group seems so have their niche. The older boys are the djs. I was dancing while holding one of the babies who was giggling the whole time. Then three of the girls insisted on braiding my hair.

After dinner, Julia and I setup and supervised the showing of the Disney movie, “The Princess and the Frog.” We turned the dining hall into a movie theatre just like last week. The projector that Sister Mary brought has been such a treat for all the students to facilitate them watching movies once a week. I hope that the US wins in their game tonight against Ghana!!! Everyone at the compound is split between cheering for the US and Ghana.