First Day of English Class (and wild hair)

This morning we woke up early and headed to Destiny for our first day of English class. Jessica and I taught the first graders and Rachel and Lori taught the second graders. There were five boy in my class. They were enthusiastic and loved to run up to the chalk board even when we told them to sit down. I hope they will remember most of what we went over. We all have a lot more respect for teachers now. Rachel says that she is pretty sure she can cross that occupation off of her list. No matter how crazy the kids can be, we love to be with them, maybe not teaching though. Once class was over, I decided to take out my braids because I was tired of them hurting my head. I don't think I've ever had so much volume in my life! Rachel and Lori took their's out too and we looked like we were from the 80s. We have tons of pictures to show you. If people thought we looked funny with braided hair, then I'm sure they think we look ridiculous now! Emma

The Joy Home

Hey!Today we went to the Joy Girl's Home and had a blast. The home is run by Konjit, a lady who stayed at our house last summer. There are twelve girls between the ages of 14 and 19 living there. We gave each girl a bag of gifts which they seemed to really appreciate. Also, we made bandanna bracelets. Some of the girls braided the bracelets and then decided to braid our hair too. The girls did a great job considering how slick and thick our hair is. Now we feel bald because every bit of our hair is braided. While our hair was being done, we talked to the girls and they tried to teach us Amharic. Unfortunately, I've forgotten pretty much everything that they taught me except that Rachel is an aile (turtle) haha. They are so loving, accepting, and full of joy. I hope we can spend a lot more time with them. Emma