29th August

This week we made flags with our respective classes, it was the first time since coming here that we've seen the kids do anything arts and craftsy. They all loved it because of the many uses they could find for the straws. They were used to consume porridge and as an instrument as well as supporting the flags.

We are worried for the well-being of our American friend Ariel after our departure as she always seems to get taken advantage of at the market. On her first trip she was pressured into buying 5 pairs of earrings, a set of coasters, a wooden elephant and a bowl; we reached her just in time to stop her buying a pair of salad tongs and a wooden zebra. On our most recent visit she bought 11 bracelets, 2 plates and 3 soapstone hearts, luckily she ran out of money!
We were caught in a thunderstorm which provided the opportunity for Ariel to showcase another one of her talents: stopping traffic. Whilst running to the supermarket with Ariel in the lead, she chose to cross the busy road with her American confidence and the bold statement "you just gotta go!". Halfway across she lost her flip-flop and caused a standstill from both directions as she fannied around trying to slide it back on her foot. Thanks to Ariel we could now safely cross the road.

We've spent the evening preparing goody bags for The Walk pupils as a leaving present for our last day on Friday. The little bags each contain 3 biscuits, 3 sweets and a selection of stickers. Fred is also buying a load of bananas to hand out one with each child's lunch.