Mkwiro times - week three

It’s the end of week three of my expo as staff in Mkwiro and am loving every minute.  This week has been a bit tricky, have somehow managed to come down with a cold in one of the hottest countries ever and got infected bites on the back of my legs so am walking a bit like a cripple!  Overall though, it has been a really good week.  We have taken on teaching more standards at the primary school and I am really happy to say the kids are being amazing with me – no more mazungu being shouted across the playground – they all know madam Jo (although a lot of them cannot get the pronunciation right, I am constantly being called Joy, and have given up with kindergarten and told them to call me Johanna!!  I am starting to get most of their names in my head – usually they’re names starting with Mwuana for a girl and Mohammad for a boy! Adorably enough I have been written a letter by one of my students talking about how he wants me to teach him English, French and Computer skills, and was approached today by a girl in class who had written – I love Madam Jo Very much – on her hand.  I freaking love this place!! The people in the village are mental, but some of the best people I have ever met!  One of the teachers has said I am not allowed to leave in April! 



Some of the girls from Standard 4



                                                                                     

 Yesterday we went to read at the orphanage and I taught a few of the boys how to play UNO! Lots of fun, even though they were blatantly trying to cheat!   Today again was some teaching and we got to do Music & movement with the kindergarten class – They love the hokey pokey and found a new favourite in “Funky Chicken!”

So I am on the island for the weekend working and looking after volunteers and getting myself all sorted for next week when I only have one volunteer to work with, will also be helping the fundi out again with finishing off fixing the holes in the floors of kindergarten and will hopefully be getting some more paint to finish brightening up the classrooms!  Lots of work to get done so am quite glad I am here, but am looking forward to next weekend where all the community staff are off together and planning on partying the weekend away!