Thursday, April 2, 2009

Update!

Wow, so its been a little while...excuse the lateness. It is just before the end of TERM 2!! After the Easter show tomorrow....VACATION! I can not wait. Kate and I intend to go up to Kenya...and the best part is ....I"M NO LONGER SICK! Praise God. Every since i came back from the Amani trip (mid February) I battled one illness or infection after another. It is so nice to be healthy and deal with the heat!

But to fill you in on what has been going on....the kids trip to Amani went so well! We hiked, walked, did a night hike, played in a HUGE waterfall, played team building games, capture the flag...so much. But after 4 days, I was EXHAUSTED!


Below are some highlight :

Kyle showing some details about the OLD tree.

Team building games!


The visit to the tea factory was very eye opening to the students. They got to see how hard the work was and how very little all the workers were paid. Most of the agreed that they wouldn't work that hard for so little.


The packed out bus! steve is smiling despite the 8 long hours spent with 25 screaming children.



Our guides explaining more about butterflies.



Everyone playing in the waterfall!




Wandering down the trail.



Kids with Amanda investigating what they can find beneath the grid. The loved digging to find bugs and decaying leaves.

The overflowing exciting before the first hike...if only they kept these smiles after hiking for an hour...


Angela and Libby!


Nathan is our resident "Rocky". Along with several other boys in my class, they decided to see what would happen when they kicked over a bee hive!!!!! I mean doesn' anyone watch, My Girl anymore?


All kids only recieved minor injuries...but learned a great life long lesson!

Although, I was a bit panicky when he got injured he was alright in the end. thankfully his mom is a Doctor and when I called to ask her advice on what to do, she handled it very well!!





Our triumphant hike to the top of our mountain! Gorgeous view of the canopy layer behind us.


This picture (below) reveals the true class that I deal with!!














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