Classes continue to run smoothly-the kids are so excited to practice with the Americans! We had a campus-wide birthday party with everyone doing the hokey pokey + birthday cake for 100 kids. They wore the hats they made in crafts- so cute. And yes, 18 year old boys were wearing hats they colored and dancing to the Gummi Bear song. We do have a group of boys in class 7 who are awesome beat-boxers- that means sort of like rappers who make weird noises, etc- they did an impromptu concert that was so fun!
Today Angie's class celebrated Christmas. Not only did they go Christmas caroling around the school but many children heard the Christmas story for the first time. Then for lunch we got a special treat-KFC delivered by bicycle for all the Americans! A welcome change from the normal, let's just say that! Tonight after class we had a RARE free night so we went downtown to the tibetan market - our taxi driver blasted Michael Jackson all through town- best 90 cents we spent all day! I am ashamed to say in a market full of every imaginable object-from an open-air (or should I say open "fly"market-ugh) meat market to fruit and jade and "nikeSP" (??) fake bags and combs made from animal horns and even yak jerky, I bought a red bracelet and a water and spent less than $2.00!! Justin and Laura are amazing in their chinese shop talk- and Angie could bargain down anything- obama needs her on staff to lower the nat'l debt. Laura has a fake-chinese grunt accompanied by a head bobble that can get us everything from a taxi to a cold water!!
The Jasons are great- Shep is the "dancing king" who teaches dance every day in the blazing heat and pulls off every activity like MacGyver with his bag of tricks and Pauff mesmerizes the kids with his music and cartoons! I am known as "my teacher's mom" by Angie's kids in class 8-so cute. We are tired but holding up well. We are booked night and day with kids trying to take us to dinner or climb mountains (??) with them! Those are the nights that produce relationships that produce conversations that produce miracles so ...bring on the dumplings :)
Lift us up- of course, when people are hot and tired the enemy can slip in so ask for unity and kindness and peace and growth among our teammates! Jason P is off-campus and we need him in our bldg-remember that! Several have colds and coughs (pollution) and sore joints from all the activity! That Hokey Pokey can wear a person out-lol!! Most of all, ask that we be a light wherever we go and find special appointments waiting for us! Hugs from the other side of the world!
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