I began my day by teaching at Gray Memorial. Today was our big lesson on oral care. We taught the children about the different types of teeth and their functions. We played that alligator game where you push down the alligators teeth until it closes on your hand,,,, they all loved it so much. We then gave each of the students a fluoride tablet and observed some of the scariest teeth I have ever seen haha. The fluoride tablet helps identify the plaque that is on your teeth. Following the tablet we gave them toothbrushes that already had toothpaste in the bristles and told them to brush. One of the little boys came up to me with blood coming out of his mouth. I looked closer and noticed he had lost his tooth while brushing his teeth. I guess when I said brush your teeth a little harder he took it seriously.
After teaching at Gray Memorial I went shopping for about an hour to try to find some fabric to get a skirt/ dress made. I was rushed shopping because I had to be back for class. School here is a little stressful. We have not even finished two of our lectures and we have a midterm on Thursday. So tomorrow we are going to finish those lectures and then we will have not even one day to study for the midterm. O, well you only live once right.
We finished class and then some of us headed to the Teshi orphanage about 25 minutes away. We brought bubbles, baseball equipment, books, games, and much more. We taught them all how to play baseball which was really fun! We will be going back to this orphanage on Sunday to play more with the kids. Many of the kids were not there today because they were in school. On our way home we got a taxi, but needed one more for the rest of the group. Our taxi driver got out of his car to help the others locate a taxi when all of the sudden we realized the taxi was rolling forward. I ran as fast as I could to the drivers side and slammed my foot on the break. The driver then started to raise his voice at me saying “ you want to drive my car, you want to drive my car???????”
Tomorrow will be my last day teaching at Gray Memorial which is very sad. We will be going back on Thursday to have a field day that we are putting together. We will be doing things like playing soccer, having water fights, three legged races and more….. I am looking forward to Thursday but am also sad to realize it is coming to an end.
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